Many Japanese remember Pearl Harbor differently:
Pearl Harbor Part 1
Pearl Harbor Part 2
Then again, I remember a walk in the park back in high school. December 7th. Fountain Valley, CA. An old white guy approached me and said I should be “ashamed to walk outside today.” To be truthful, I had no idea what he was talking about until he started talking about “sneaky Japs,” and got in my face about “what my country did.” Then I remembered what day it was.
I remember wanting to smack him down for a brief second, but turned away in disgust. That’s how December 7 got burned in my memory for all time – some racist nutfuck branded it there.
Raising a family in Thailand // Documenting Issan food, culture, music, and people
I have a WWI veteran great uncle (now dead). The first time he met Y (my bride-to-be), he launched into a tirade about “you fucking japs” and how he lost his brother in “that war.” Discourse ended when my grandfather told my uncle to leave after I threatened to beat his dentures into the back of his head.
Damn, I meant WWII great-uncle, above.
Asia by Blog
Asia by Blog is a twice weekly feature, usually posted on Monday and Thursday, providing links to Asian blogs and their views on the news in this fascinating region. Previous editions can be found here. This edition contains MS spaces censored, Uyghurs…
Tom, this is completely unrelated, so forgive me, but thinking about Y’s full name is driving me insane. I have a strong feeling it’s Yukiko, but I can’t discount the possibility of it being Yuko, Yoko, or Yae, among others. Mind you, I’m not asking you to reveal her name or anything – I just wanted to let you know it drives me crazy in the spare time I have to be driven so.
Y ukiko
Fairly common name, ne?
Okay, now something else is driving me crazy. Why did I know it was Yukiko? I wonder if you ever used her full name in your weblog. Or maybe it’s just because it’s a fairly common name. Then again, maybe you just seem like a “Yukiko” type of guy, whatever the hell that means. Anyway. I wish a long and happy future for you two.
I might’ve accidentally written her full name one time. I’m usually cautious to prevent that, but it might’ve happened.
Then again, Y ukiko is an exremely common name.
Thanks.