I've not written on this blog more than one week! Today I must write about Linda Ohama and her Obaachan because I've forgotten to do that... I think it is too late, but I want you to read.
Obaachan was very brave and strong, to begin with. Ms. Ohama said at the end of her lecture presentation that speaking Japanese in Canada was dangerous thing because Japan was Canada's enemy during World War II. That is because she cannot speak Japanese well. Her Obaachan loved her mother country, however. She spoke Japanese in spite of her situation, and sometimes enjoyed Japanese traditional dance not to forget Japan, her sweet home. Moreover, since she continued speaking Japanese in her house, her daughter can make herself understood in Japanese. She was a bridge between Canada and Japan for her relatives in Canada.
I cannot know how severe the situation was, but if I were her, I couldn't speak Japanese, enjoy Japanese traditional dance, and I might forget love for Japan. It is not easy to be like Obaachan. I respect her for this reason.
