Tag: Ibaraki
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Richard Davidson
E02U, Richard Davidson ‘94, Hiroko Suzuki, Grandmother, 1926, Ibaraki I talked to my maternal grandmother in November 1992, to find out more about her experiences during World War II. Q: How old were you during the last year of World War II?A: I was just a little older than you—I was 19 years old. Q:…
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Marika Ezure
E04, Marika Ezure ‘94, Emiko Ikenaga, Grandmother’s friend, 1921, Yokohama: Naka-ku, Ibaraki The woman whom I interviewed was Emiko Ikenaga. She is 71 years old and was born in 1921. Emiko Ikenaga is the friend of my maternal grandmother. The interview took place on November 22, 1992, at the old folks’ homes where her sister…
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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…
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Remi (Lemi) Sekine
F07, Remi (Lemi) Sekine ‘97, Grandfather, 1925, Shizuoka, Ibaraki, Gifu In December 1995, I asked my grandfather about his experiences during World War II. He was born in 1925, so he is 70 years old now. When my grandfather was 19 years old, he enlisted in the Japanese Army. It was on April 20, 1944…