K – Kayoko Wakita K And, but after the war, gradually, the Japanese from Japan, who also needed a place to lan… 続きを読む 51. Some Japanese from Japan opened nightclubs in Little Tokyo with female dancers from Japan to cater to the vets from Japan.
カテゴリー: Kayoko Wakita
50. In prewar Little Tokyo, there were two department stores to sell kimonos and kimono materials, along with many other businesses.
K – Kayoko Wakita K It’s interesting, before the war, we had two department stores that featured both western … 続きを読む 50. In prewar Little Tokyo, there were two department stores to sell kimonos and kimono materials, along with many other businesses.
49. After the war, I went to college, while working full-time and continuing to teach music; it took 20 years to receive the college degree.
K – Kayoko Wakita K But the good side, so many of the young men worked at the farms, but they went to college,… 続きを読む 49. After the war, I went to college, while working full-time and continuing to teach music; it took 20 years to receive the college degree.
48. Coming out of camp, people were humiliated, rejected, and not served because of so much racism.
K – Kayoko Wakita K yes, you are humiliated when you come out. You’re spit upon, my parents and I both were sp… 続きを読む 48. Coming out of camp, people were humiliated, rejected, and not served because of so much racism.
47. School teachers and camp administrators lived in a separate area in nice homes and apartments and walked to camp from their homes. she never saw the administrators and his staff.
K – Kayoko Wakita P – Pauline Fong K they lived on, I think, their contract was there to, that they lived ther… 続きを読む 47. School teachers and camp administrators lived in a separate area in nice homes and apartments and walked to camp from their homes. she never saw the administrators and his staff.
46. After coming out of camp, my father became a student of Senzaki sensei (Nyogen Senzaki, a prominent Rinzai Zen Buddhism monk in the U.S.) until he died.
K – Kayoko Wakita S – Shirley Muramoto K after he came out of camp, he had heard about Senzaki Sensei and soug… 続きを読む 46. After coming out of camp, my father became a student of Senzaki sensei (Nyogen Senzaki, a prominent Rinzai Zen Buddhism monk in the U.S.) until he died.
45. Lillian Wakatsuki sang a solo part in the musical written by Mr. Lou Frizzell in camp. I was in the chorus. (Note: Lillian Wakatsuki is Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston’s sister. Jeanne wrote “Farewell to Manzanar”) (Note: Lou Frizzell was an American actor)
K – Kayoko Wakita S – Shirley Muramoto K were in the same chorus, and ah…. it’s Lillian … and she had a solo p… 続きを読む 45. Lillian Wakatsuki sang a solo part in the musical written by Mr. Lou Frizzell in camp. I was in the chorus. (Note: Lillian Wakatsuki is Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston’s sister. Jeanne wrote “Farewell to Manzanar”) (Note: Lou Frizzell was an American actor)
44. For the first time in camp, the parents didn’t have to work, so they were enjoying learning crafts, music, etc.
K – Kayoko Wakita K the first time, the parents didn’t have to work, and so they were enjoying learning differ… 続きを読む 44. For the first time in camp, the parents didn’t have to work, so they were enjoying learning crafts, music, etc.
43. My piano teacher’s husband offered to drive her family to LA where their relatives were before going to camp; last time she saw them because the piano teacher and husband died during the war.
K – Kayoko Wakita K And I remember my music teacher, piano teacher’s husband, who said, “I will drive you to L… 続きを読む 43. My piano teacher’s husband offered to drive her family to LA where their relatives were before going to camp; last time she saw them because the piano teacher and husband died during the war.
42. I asked my father to get her a Philco radio to bring to camp, which became her best friend.
K – Kayoko Wakita K And my father said, you know, “you can only take what you can carry. What do you want befo… 続きを読む 42. I asked my father to get her a Philco radio to bring to camp, which became her best friend.