Tag: Yokohama: Nishi-ku
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Judy Lam
E11C, Judy Lam ‘94 , Lam Jin Sung, Grandmother, 1923, Gunma, Yokohama: Naka-ku, Nishi-ku I interviewed my grandmother on December 1, 1992. She is my father’s mother and is 69 years old. Q: How old were you during World War II?A: I was 16 when it started [in Europe] and 22 when it ended. I…
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Haruka Shiga
W04, Haruka Shiga ‘22, Nao Mori, Grandmother’s friend, 1933,Yokohama: Naka-ku, Nishi-ku My grandmother’s friend, Mrs Nao Mori, lives in Yokohama. She was born in 1933 and grew up during World War II. I interviewed her in November 2020. Q. How old were you at the beginning of World War II? A. I was in the…
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Takashi Kitao
T01, Takashi Kitao ‘19, Kazuaki Takai, Grandfather, 1936, Aomori, Yokohama: Nishi-ku I interviewed my maternal grandfather, Kazuaki Takai, on October 17, 2017. He was born in 1936 and is 81 years old. Q: How old were you when the Pearl Harbor attack happened? A. Five years old. Q. Did you seek refuge during the bombing…
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Pamela Bernard
K01B, Pamela Bernard ‘02, Tomohisa Ōishi, Uncle, 1935, Yokohama: Nishi-ku, Kanagawa: Hadano-shi I interviewed Tomohisa Ōishi, who is my uncle, my mother’s oldest brother. He is 65 years old and was born in 1935. During World War II, he lived in a place called Sengen-chō, not far from Yokohama Station in Nishi-ku. When war broke…
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Marina Ōhashi
K07, Marina Ōhashi ‘02, Shinpei Ōhashi, Grandfather, 1929, Yokohama: Nishi-ku I interviewed my grandfather, who lives close to me. His name is Shinpei Ōhashi, and he is 71 years old now. I interviewed him in his shop, Ōhashi Shōten, on November 8, 2000. I started off the conversation by asking the question, “Do you remember…