1934 – Wartime Memories

Danielle Davison

E03U, Danielle Davison ‘94, Misako Barbu, Teacher, 1934, Yokohama: Naka-ku Mrs Barbu has been my teacher since elementary school. In November 1992, I asked her about the years immediately following Japan’s surrender to the U.S. and the other Allied nations. Danielle (= D): How old were you during the U.S. Occupation of Japan? Misako (=…

Din Idriss

E06Bn, Din Idriss ‘94, Mr Idriss, Father, 1934, Brunei In November 1992, I talked with my father about his memories of the war. Q: What year were you born in? Do you remember the war years? A: I was born on January 15, 1934, and yes, I remember World War II. Q: When and why…

Durrah Salam

E13M, Durrah Salam ‘94, Misako Barbu, Teacher, 1934,Yokohama: Naka-ku Mrs Barbu, my teacher, was only eleven years old at the end of the war and the beginning of the U.S. Occupation. In November 1992, I asked her about her experiences at that time. She lived in Yokohama with her mother and her little baby sister.…

Reira (Layla) Ichima

N01, Reira (Layla) Ichima ‘07, Mineko Shiina, Grandmother, 1936, Yasuo Shiina, Grandfather, 1934, Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki My maternal grandmother, Mineko Shiina, is 69 years old. She was born on January 23, 1936. On October 25, 2005, I interviewed her at her house in Yōkōdai, Isogo-ku, Yokohama. Layla (L): How old were you when World War…

Umi Kobayashi

S02, Umi Kobayashi ‘18, Naohisa Takata, Hibakusha, 1934, Hiroshima During the October school vacation, I went to Hiroshima and visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in front of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, with the Atomic Bomb Dome straight ahead of it. I had the perfect opportunity to listen to the experience of a Hibakusha,…

Shanti Snyder