Wartime Memories

Ward: Isogo-ku

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…