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Oral Histories
Project launched Oct 12, 2018
Updated: March 25, 2024
There are times when I've read an account of one thing or the other and have wished that I could talk with the subject of what I'm reading. Being an inquisitive sort, there are invariably additional details that need to be addressed; questions answered. Those are times for information "from the horse's mouth". In this feature I'm going to assemble a collection of recollections as expressed by those who were there - witnesses to history.
There are many oral histories from survivors of the Battle of Okinawa. My preference is to not dwell on the war but instead to find first-person testimonials from Okinawans who talk about life on the island - pre-war interests me the most. If you know of such interviews or testimonials, please let me know about them.
... wrote to my sister, "Call me back quick." The reason being, in those days, Japan used to send young people, healthy young people from age sixteen to nineteen, to Manchuria under Manchuria Development Youth Corps. I didn't want to get caught in there ...
... an Okinawan picture bride, then ninety-one years old, tells of her varied experiences as a plantation worker, cook, housemaid, cannery worker, tofu (bean curd) maker, and restaurant owner ...
However righteousness and justice will always overcome evil. It is just as said in a Japanese saying, Tabi wa michizure, yo wa nasake (In travelling, companionship; in life, kindness).
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