Introduction of the Interviewee The interviewee in this paper is a 93-year-old Japan-born woman. The woman was married at the age of 16. The woman is a resident of Yokohama in Japan. She was married to an American husband. At the time of their marriage, her husband worked as a Seaman in Yokohama, Japan. “Her husband was American, and they met in Yokohama and he was a Seamen” (Yamamoto1). When she met her husband, she was working in Yokohama’s China town as a server in a restaurant. The interviewee had traveled to Yokohama, Japan after the war. She came to Yokohama alone. This means that she did not come to this town of her free will: she was running away from war. The interviewee remained here until 33years of age when the two moved out. When her husband quit his naval job, he found another job with postal services. During this time, her husband wanted to begin family life as evidenced by the words, “He quit his job…and wanted to start a family out here” (Yamamoto 1). The husband of the interviewee was a German American who was born in Kansas. He spoke German. However, the husband did not want to raise a family in Japan. He wanted the interviewee to move with him to America. Family Background The interviewee’s parents were living in Kansas during the time of her birth. However, the parents decided to move to another place. In fact, Yamamoto says, “He was just born in Kansas then his family moved to Seattle” (2). When the interviewee planned to move from Japan to America, her family was not for such an idea. Her family is still in Yokohama, Japan, including her sister and nephew. However, the members normally visit her in America. Hence, family ties are still there. It is also evident that she did not spend the whole of her life close to her parents because she does not know whether her parents got other children or not. If she had spent her life with her parents, she would be knowing whether they got other children or not. Perhaps the war period during which she was born was the one that made her separate from her parents and her other children. The interviewee had several siblings. However, the only evident sibling is her younger sister who lives in Yokohama as confirmed by Yamamoto when he says, “She still has family, nephew and sister, in Yokohama” (2). The other is not well known to her. In fact, she says that she has to check and confirm, “There might be more. I have to check” (Yamamoto 6). This statement creates the impression that she does not know whether there are other sisters or even brothers. This tells the reader that her upbringing was not conducive to introduce her to her other siblings. She must have not grown together with them so she does not know whether they were there or not. Circumstances leading to her birth, upbringing, and adolescence The interviewee was born sometime before the Second World War. It is not clear as to the circumstances that led to her birth. However, she lived with her parents for only 18 years in China and left for America. There is also a clue that her parents loved her before she left. In fact, they refused the whole plan though their wish could not be heard (Yamamoto 2). She went to America against her parents’ wish. When she first went to Yokohama in Japan, she was running away from the effects of the Second World War. “She came, after… the war, by herself” (Yamamoto, 1) meaning that she was old enough to run away. Another hint about her upbringi