Interviews
Kindergarten in Davao, Philippines
I went to kindergarten in Nishi-Honganji when we were still in Davao, and the – I remember going to the – but my first grade was after we moved to hillside and we went over to school – Japanese school. The place was occupied by Japanese Army, so mother offered underneath the house to have the class, so the – they set up the desk and their chairs and the blackboard to start the class.
Date: July 12, 2017
Location: California, US
Interviewer: Mitsue Watanabe, Yoko Nishimura, Leighton Okada
Contributed by: Watase Media Arts Center, Japanese American National Museum
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