- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of Kyoko Umemoto Moore
- Creator:
- Lowance, David
Moore, Kyoko Umemoto, 1933- - Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Date of Original:
- 2005-08-08
2014 - Subject:
- World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Japanese
World War, 1939-1945--Women
World War, 1939-1945--Japan
Atomic bomb
United States. Army - People:
- Moore, Donald Earl, 1940-1996
- Location:
- Japan, Fukuoka-ken, 33.6251241, 130.6180016
Japan, Nagasaki-shi, 32.7501611, 129.8781002
United States, North Carolina, Swain County, Bryson City, 35.43127, -83.44944
United States, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Fort Devens, 42.56667, -71.6 - Medium:
- video recordings (physical artifacts)
Mini-DV - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/quicktime
- Description:
- In this interview, Kyoko Umemoto Moore describes her childhood in wartime Fukuoka, Japan. She relates the effect of the atomic bomb in nearby Nagasaki, where her father had to go to identify and claim the remains of family members. She recalls a brother who became a kamikaze pilot, firebombings, and the end of the war. She discusses her further education, meeting an American serviceman, and her life in the United States.
hair loss; shock; food shortages; firebombs; dressmaking
Kyoko Umemoto Moore was a civilian in Japan during World War II and later married an American serviceman. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/535
- Additional Rights Information:
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Please contact the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center for more information at images@atlantahistorycenter.com. Licensing and reproduction fees may apply.
- Extent:
- 26:36
8:49 - Original Collection:
- Veterans History Project oral history recordings
Veterans History Project collection, MSS 1010, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center - Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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