Wartime Memories

Tag: Kagawa

  • Yūka Sooda

    V02C, Yūka Sooda ‘21, Teruo Sooda, Grandfather, 1942, Kagawa, Yokohama: Isogo-ku, Grandmother, Brazil My paternal grandfather was born in 1942, during World War II. In November 2019, I asked him about his memories of childhood. Q: Do you remember what it was like when you were born, right after the war began? A: Well, I…

  • Hana Saeki

    U05, Hana Saeki ‘20, Tsutomu Saeki, Grandfather, 1939, Kagawa I interviewed Tsutomu Saeki, my paternal grandfather, on November 4, 2018. He was born in 1939, two years before the war between Japan and the U.S. broke out.  Q. What was the first impression you had that made you think “Oh, this is war?” A. My…