Tag: Yokohama: Naka-ku
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Angela Lee
A10C, Angela Lee ‘85, Sister Marie Gabriel, Saint Maur Nun, 1905, Yokohama: Naka-ku Japan suffered two great cataclysms in the twentieth century. One was the great Kantō Earthquake of September 1, 1923, which destroyed half of Tōkyō and most of Yokohama, The other was the bombing in World War II, which flattened most of Japan’s…
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Safari Watanabe
C08, Safari Watanabe ‘87, Yoshie Watanabe, Grandmother, 1912, Hyōgo, Yokohama: Minami-ku, Naka-ku I interviewed my grandmother, Yoshi Watanabe. She was born on February 27, 1913 (Meiji 45). She experienced the Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923 and both world wars. Q: Can you tell me anything about World War II? A: When the war broke out,…
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Kinami Furukawa
A02, Kinami Furukawa ‘85, Grandmother, c 1906, Yokohama: Naka-ku, Isogo-ku In May 1984, I interviewed my grandmother about her experiences during World War II. She was born around 1906 and is 78 years old now. I didn’t suffer or have much trouble during the war, compared to other people. I was about 35 years old…
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Charlotte Hedderman
A03U, Charlotte Hedderman ‘85, Mother, c 1930, Fukushima, Yokohama: Isogo-ku, Naka-ku I really learned a lot from this interview, but in truth I really didn’t want to do it. There are many reasons, but the main one is that I didn’t want to ask my mother to tell me things that she didn’t want to…
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Lok Shung Lau
B03C, Lok Shung Lau ‘86, Chang Chin-Tao, Mother, 1936, Yokohama: Naka-ku, Nagano I asked my mother about her memories of World War II. She was born in 1936, and she is now 49 years old. Q: How old were you during the war? A: I was about nine when the bombing of Yokohama occurred [on…
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Harue Matsushita
B05, Harue Matsushita ‘86, Shiu Matsushita, Grandmother, 1908, Shizuoka, Yokohama: Naka-ku I talked to my paternal grandmother in May 1985 about her memories of World War II. She was born in 1908 and is 77 years old now. Q: When did the bombing of Yokohama happen? A: It was on May 29, 1945 (Shōwa 20),…
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Aileen Jo
D02C, Aileen Jo ‘91, “Anyan,” Grandmother, c 1924, Hyōgo, Nagano, China, Yokohama: Naka-ku In November 1989, I asked my grandmother (whom I call “Anyan”) about her wartime memories. She was a teenager and young adult during the worst years of the war. Q: Anyan, I’d like to ask you some questions about your experiences during…
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Yukari Wada
D06, Yukari Wada ‘91, Grandmother, 1923, Yokohama: Naka-ku Q: Good afternoon, Grandma. It’s been almost a month since I last saw you. I’m here today to ask you some questions about World War II. A: Oh, my! I can’t remember very much. I just remember that it ended on August 15, 1945. That’s when Emperor…
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Yūko Yamada
D07, Yūko Yamada ‘91, Yasuo Yamada, Father, 1929, Yokohama: Naka-ku In November 1989, I interviewed my father, Yasuo Yamada, who is 60 years old. We sat down together in the kitchen after dinner. Q: How old were you when World War II started? A: I was 12 years old. Q: What was the position of…