Material contribuído por JoannaBoese
Nikkei Chronicles #10—Nikkei Generations: Connecting Families & Communities
Geta, giri and going to Japan
Joanna Boese
My mother, Naomi Boese (née Taguchi), grew up in Tsuyama, Okayama-ken, Japan. Her mother was a housewife and her father was a postal official. Mum was the youngest of four children; the eldest was a girl, and two boys followed. Mum completed high school but her family couldn’t afford to …