tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092872615728415198.post5001303846487188560..comments2024-02-28T07:33:54.442-05:00Comments on 神靖丸: A letter to my sonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092872615728415198.post-79419862774128559402009-11-16T10:22:32.619-05:002009-11-16T10:22:32.619-05:00Dear EYEDOC,
I am touched by your letter to your ...Dear EYEDOC,<br /><br />I am touched by your letter to your son so much. It is meaningful and thoughtful filled with love.<br /><br />- Nelson YanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133308311841826609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092872615728415198.post-19282177519149053262009-01-09T19:44:00.000-05:002009-01-09T19:44:00.000-05:00Sounds like you are serious about the Shinsei Maru...Sounds like you are serious about the Shinsei Maru topic. You may email me directly if you need any help: hmcheng542@msn.comEyeDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406602265159523372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092872615728415198.post-35071814024745226512009-01-09T13:13:00.000-05:002009-01-09T13:13:00.000-05:00BTW,Where did you come up with this term microhist...BTW,<BR/><BR/>Where did you come up with this term microhistory? That's exactly where I was headed. Did I mention it? I can't remember.Patrick Cowsillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904899672214340947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092872615728415198.post-3536419982930611852009-01-09T13:09:00.000-05:002009-01-09T13:09:00.000-05:00Thanks,I will get on this. But I've found with his...Thanks,<BR/><BR/>I will get on this. But I've found with historiography that I do not need to worry about time, as it doesn't really work against the approach of the historian. I think I was confusing the anthropologist with the historian.<BR/><BR/>I'll get back to you; and hope to take on/take down your account of the draft in terms of identity and also as a starting point - did Taiwanese hope to gain something by fighting for/serving the Japanese, did they see themselves as Japanese citizens, etc? Or, were their hands tied, so that they couldn't do anything else? There is an interesting story to be told here inside the alltagsgeschichte framework. Your blog is an invaluable source of information toward this goal. I want to be finished by June. We'll see how it goes.Patrick Cowsillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904899672214340947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092872615728415198.post-84672021231891111592009-01-06T10:00:00.000-05:002009-01-06T10:00:00.000-05:00Hi Patrick:You can contact the following for a har...Hi Patrick:<BR/><BR/>You can contact the following for a hardcopy of the report: <BR/><BR/>HYPERWAR FOUNDATION<BR/>1400 CYPRESS CIR<BR/>LAFAYETTE, CO 80026-1244<BR/><BR/>Although most materials are now posted on line, see:<BR/><BR/>http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF/USSBS/IJO/index.html<BR/><BR/>No 115/503: The interrogation of Vice Admiral, IJN, FUKUDOME Shigeru (Commander, Second Air Fleet, July 1944 to 15 January 1945) is especially illuminating.<BR/><BR/>Your microhistory approach will work out well. Time, though, is of essence. In the case of Shinsei Maru, there are only a handful of family members who can still recall the details of its sinking. Unfortunately, another of them passed away just recently. The same applies to other Taiwanese WWII survivors including my uncle who served in Hainan. He, sadly, also passed away recently.EyeDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406602265159523372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092872615728415198.post-48054523452181802832009-01-06T07:45:00.000-05:002009-01-06T07:45:00.000-05:00"US Naval Analysis interrogation report of Japanes..."US Naval Analysis interrogation report of Japanese Naval officers who witnessed the wave-after-wave attacks on Jan 12, 1945."<BR/><BR/>Do you have this interrogation (complete or in parts) kicking around? I'd love to read it. Right now, I'm working on a thesis on the topic of Taiwan's involvement in WWII. I'm using an alltagsgeschichte (German word) framework, meaning the history of everyday life. I'll have to be a reconstructionist here. I'd be interested in including your story.Patrick Cowsillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904899672214340947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092872615728415198.post-74242389402906825462008-12-20T19:19:00.000-05:002008-12-20T19:19:00.000-05:00This letter was first sent to my son on June 21, 2...This letter was first sent to my son on June 21, 2007, now appended with new information. Perhaps others who also do not read Chinese can now understand the part of Taiwan history that was totally neglected. <BR/><BR/>Most information was collected through the internet. It was during those searches that we came across BH's Mother's Day article. Until then, my family did not realize that there were still Shinsei Maru families out there. Since then, through this blog and BH's tireless efforts, many families have come forward and made contacts. <BR/><BR/>This blog was intended to provide information for the families. In learning more, my family has come to accept the inevitability of the historical events and made peace. As my late mother put it, we were merely less fortunate than others.<BR/><BR/>And with the discovery of the burial site of Shinsei Maru physicians and workers in Tokyo, the word "closure" now actually means something.<BR/><BR/>Much remains to be done, though: we still have not been able to compile a complete list of those on board the ship. We will continue the search and hope to reach even more families.EyeDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406602265159523372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092872615728415198.post-74180128604207144482008-12-20T13:44:00.000-05:002008-12-20T13:44:00.000-05:00Dear Eye Doc:Thank you for this detailed post abou...Dear Eye Doc:<BR/><BR/>Thank you for this detailed post about Shinsei Maru. All the offsprings of Shinsei Maru service men will benefit from this post and this blog.<BR/><BR/>Thanks a million to your perseverance in researching all the information about Shinsei Maru. I really respect and admire all your endeavors.<BR/><BR/>It is surely very touching to read your personal letter to your son here. Now my children and niece, nephews can have a clear idea about their grandpa's fatal death since they can't read Chinese.<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas to you and yours!<BR/>May God grant us "Peace on Earth!"BHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16917040953982810748noreply@blogger.com