K – Kayoko Wakita K after you came out of camp, there was so much opposition. And the veterans are coming home… 続きを読む 57. After the war, so much opposition, even against the veterans because we looked like the enemy.
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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.
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.
24. My parents’ restaurant was run by my family, including brother, uncle, aunt, and a boy adopted from their Japanese friend.
K – Kayoko Wakita K Well, everybody had to be working somehow at something. My aunt and uncle were getting old… 続きを読む 24. My parents’ restaurant was run by my family, including brother, uncle, aunt, and a boy adopted from their Japanese friend.
15. (2 segments) An Issei kabuki artist, Matsui Suimin, taught new repertories and made wigs in camp.
Y – Yukino Okubo P – Pauline Fong S – Shirley Muramoto Y Matsui Suimin. He was teaching us Kabuki. And he was … 続きを読む 15. (2 segments) An Issei kabuki artist, Matsui Suimin, taught new repertories and made wigs in camp.
8. (2 segments) Danced a classical dance, “Renjishi,” at Yamato Hall right before the war.
Y – Yukino Okubo Y I know I did one big fat dance at Yamato Hall and that was before the war. I danced with Is… 続きを読む 8. (2 segments) Danced a classical dance, “Renjishi,” at Yamato Hall right before the war.
7. Danced in camp to the Japanese military songs about Japan’s victory.
Y – Yukino Okubo Y It’s funny, in camp, I learned some of these military dances, you know, the military songs … 続きを読む 7. Danced in camp to the Japanese military songs about Japan’s victory.
23. Great success of my parents’ Chinese restaurant “Tsing Tao” reopened after the war, was visited by celebrities (Lloyd Bridges, Betty Rhodes, Dolores Costello, John Barrymore, Laird Cregar) and written up in Variety magazine
K – Kayoko Wakita S – Shirley Muramoto K But it was a sensation. We were in the papers and everything! And we … 続きを読む 23. Great success of my parents’ Chinese restaurant “Tsing Tao” reopened after the war, was visited by celebrities (Lloyd Bridges, Betty Rhodes, Dolores Costello, John Barrymore, Laird Cregar) and written up in Variety magazine
7. Studied another three years in Japan and came back one month before the war broke out.
S – Sahomi Tachibana SM – Shirley Muramoto S Then, my parents felt that I should learn a little more, so they … 続きを読む 7. Studied another three years in Japan and came back one month before the war broke out.