Unidentified man, Japan, 1942
The Walls Crumble
I had lost the vision in both my eyes and was confined to bed.... The authorities came in and dragged me away with no explanation. I was treated as if I was a piece of garbage when they wrapped me with a straw mat and carried me off."
Unidentified Women, Japan, 1941
"My husband was away. I did not even have time to tell the neighbor. Leaving two fiercely crying young children behind, I felt as if I left my heart there."
Haruko Tsuda, Poet, Japan, 1933
"As my final filial deed in this world I made a bed for my aged father for the night."
