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A lonely longing for home - From the letters of Morikami Suketsugu, a Japanese immigrant in Florida

#21 Working in the fields even on his birthday

Ryusuke Kawai

Morikami Sukeji, who came to America as a member of the Yamato Colony in South Florida and stayed there alone until the end of his life after the colony was disbanded, continues to write letters to his sister-in-law and her family, who lost her husband (Sukeji's younger brother) after the …

A lonely longing for home - From the letters of Morikami Suketsugu, a Japanese immigrant in Florida

Episode 20: When I found out that my first love had gotten married

Ryusuke Kawai

Morikami Sukeji, who traveled to America as a member of the Yamato Colony in South Florida and remained there alone until the end of his life after the colony was disbanded, continues to write letters to his sister-in-law and her family, who lost her husband (Sukeji's younger brother) after the …

A lonely longing for home - From the letters of Morikami Suketsugu, a Japanese immigrant in Florida

Episode 19: The Lost Dream of Returning Home

Ryusuke Kawai

Morikami Sukeji, who came to America as a member of the Yamato Colony in South Florida and stayed there alone until the end of his life after the colony was disbanded, continues to write letters to his sister-in-law and her family, who lost her husband (Sukeji's younger brother) after the …

A lonely longing for home - From the letters of Morikami Suketsugu, a Japanese immigrant in Florida

#18 When I returned to Kyoto...

Ryusuke Kawai

Morikami Sukeji, who traveled to the United States as a member of the Yamato Colony in South Florida and remained there alone until the end of his life after the colony was disbanded, continues to write letters to his sister-in-law and her family, who lost her husband (Sukeji's younger brother) …

A lonely longing for home - From the letters of Morikami Suketsugu, a Japanese immigrant in Florida

#17 What to remember at night when you can sleep

Ryusuke Kawai

Morikami Sukeji, who came to America as a member of the Yamato Colony in South Florida and stayed there alone until the end of his life after the colony was disbanded, continues to write letters to his sister-in-law and her family, who lost her husband (Sukeji's younger brother) after the …

A lonely longing for home - From the letters of Morikami Suketsugu, a Japanese immigrant in Florida

Episode 16: I want my will to be carried on...

Ryusuke Kawai

Morikami Sukeji came to America as a member of the Yamato Colony in South Florida, and remained there alone until the end of his life after the colony was disbanded. After the war, he continued to write letters to his sister-in-law and her family, who had lost her husband (Sukeji's …

A lonely longing for home - From the letters of Morikami Suketsugu, a Japanese immigrant in Florida

No. 15 I want to live to be 100 years old

Ryusuke Kawai

Morikami Sukeji, who traveled to America as a member of the Yamato Colony in South Florida and stayed there alone until the end of his life after the colony was disbanded, continued to write letters to his sister-in-law and her family, whose husband (Sukeji's younger brother) had died after the …

A lonely longing for home - From the letters of Morikami Suketsugu, a Japanese immigrant in Florida

No. 14 Go to South America or become a naturalized citizen?

Ryusuke Kawai

Morikami Sukeji, who traveled to America as a member of the Yamato Colony in South Florida and remained there alone until the end of his life after the colony was disbanded, continues to write letters to his sister-in-law and her family, whose husband (Sukeji's younger brother) had died after the …

A lonely longing for home - From the letters of Morikami Suketsugu, a Japanese immigrant in Florida

Vol. 13 Uncle George Speaks

Ryusuke Kawai

Morikami Sukeji, who came to America as a member of the Yamato Colony in South Florida and remained there alone until the end of his life after the colony was disbanded, continued to write letters to his sister-in-law and her family, who had lost her husband (Sukeji's younger brother) after …

A lonely longing for home - From the letters of Morikami Suketsugu, a Japanese immigrant in Florida

Episode 12: Attacked by a Robber

Ryusuke Kawai

Morikami Sukeji, who traveled to America as a member of the Yamato Colony in South Florida and remained there alone until the end of his life after the colony was disbanded, continued to write letters to his sister-in-law and her family, who had lost her husband (Sukeji's younger brother) after …

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ジョン・オカダの小説「No-No Boy」を読んだのがきっかけで、日本人移民、日系人について興味をもつ。もっと日系アメリカ人のみなさんに日本に来てほしいと願っています。 

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