Ward: Minami-ku
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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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Tomoe Endō
H04U, Tomoe Endō ‘00, Shizue Osias, Grandmother, 1928, Toshiko Endō, Grandmother, 1920, Yokohama: Minami-ku, Shizuoka, Tōkyō, Nagano I interviewed both of my grandmothers about their experiences during World War II. Shizue Sugitō Osias is now 70 years old. She was 17 years old when she heard the air raid alarms in Yokohama and she was…
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Hana Shiraishi
R04U, Hana Shiraishi ‘16, Toshii Saitō, Family Friend, 1937, Niigata, Yokohama: Minami-ku On November 2, 2014, I had the privilege of interviewing my neighbor, who experienced life under poverty, intense hunger, and confusion as an innocent little girl unable to understand the situation during World War II. Her name is Toshii Saitō, and she was…
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Wako Osada
F06, Wako Osada ‘97, Kayoko Tadokoro, Grandmother, 1924, Yokohama: Minami-ku, Kanagawa: Hakone-machi, Shizuoka In December 1995, I interviewed my maternal grandmother, Kayoko Tadokoro, about her experiences during World War II. She is currently 71 years old. Q: How old were you during the war? Where were you living?A: I was 21 years old, when the…