Japan’s World War II Orphans Tell Their Inspiring Tales Of Resilience And Recovery
The Stigma That Follows
Hoshino and her two surviving siblings would then live with a succession of relatives. On one occasion, she fled an aunt’s house with her siblings, fearing that they were about to be sold off as workers. They found shelter at their grandmother’s home and later stayed with an uncle’s family, where she helped out as a farmhand.
With her childhood years left behind, Hoshino returned to Tokyo and struggled to get work. It was largely due to the discrimination she encountered everywhere, even from her in-laws. They found a way to always bring up the topic about her “dubious background,” including on one of the biggest days of her life—her wedding ceremony.
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