Lecturer Karl Ian Uy Cheng Chua analyzes picture postcards soldier Michio Maeda sent to his wife in Japan, and illustrations in the picture diary of engineer Shinichi Komatsu
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In this lecture, delivered to International Studies students of Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan on October 17, Chua analyzed picture postcards FLOWER. Hibiscus drawing from Maeda’s first letter to his wife. Courtesy of Karl Ian Uy Cheng Chuaartist and, drafted as a soldier, was sent to the Philippines in 1944. He wrote 728 letters to his wife during his time serving in the Japanese imperial forces, with 132 sent from the Philippines.
“Remember: these are memoirs of the soldiers, so they’re meant for personal use. But the moment they were allowed to be commercially published by their families, it is now consumed by the public,” Chua noted. HELL. Komatsu’s drawing of Negros – Hell’s Valley Spring with lots of skeletons. Courtesy of Karl Ian Uy Cheng Chua
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