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For the Love of English (7:00)

Chiyohi Tajima Creef

Chiyohi Tajima Creef’s lifelong love of English, keen sense of outrage and ability to express herself made her a good fit for America.

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Table of Contents

  • ▼Chance Meetings in Japan
    • Surviving Hiroshima, Marrying an American (8:47)
    • Courting the Typist (3:55)
    • With JFK's Help (9:32)
    • The Wrong Hotel (5:36)
    • The Proposal (5:41)
    • Becoming Catholic (3:58)
    • Dancing at the Zanzibar (3:54)
    • Dating Mr. Mountain Nose (5:39)
  • ▼Finding Identity
    • A Child of God (4:00)
    • A Toe Hold in America (5:28)
  • ▼Making a Name
    • Finding Home in Big Sky Country (9:43)
    • A Barber in Maine (4:02)
    • Passing the Exam (8:40)
  • ▼Making Do
    • Bob's Tavern (5:18)
    • Across a Wide Divide (6:03)
    • Making Hiroko Happy (9:13)
    • Stopping Right Here (5:38)
    • Not Madame Butterfly (5:14)
    • Japanese Girls, They Got Pride (4:51)
  • ▼The Children
    • Living Her Mother's Dream (10:29)
    • The Admiral's 'Firecracker' of an Identity (8:21)
    • The Mystery of My Father (8:57)
    • Finding My Mother (9:16)
    • Finding My Father (9:41)
    • Reconciliation (5:22)
    • Understanding Mom (4:55)
    • Finding the Balance (6:11)
  • ▼Living in America
    • Don't Ever Cry: Mariko's Tale (15:08)
    • How the Admiral's Mother Came to Tennessee (12:24)
    • Of Angels, Cows, Avon and the Mail Route (8:10)
    • For the Love of English (7:00)
    • I Give All I Can (6:08)
    • Blood from a Turnip (5:25)
    • Smitty and Mugsy (5:43)
    • Making Herself Clear (5:59)
    • A Blending of Immigrants (6:25)
    • Glorified Rice (4:05)
    • Samurai Wife (4:33)
    • Standing Out (9:38)
    • Keno in Reno (5:28)
    • Grateful for Women's Lib (5:00)
  • ▼Endings
    • We'll Call You "Susie" (9:04)
    • Caring for Kimiko (4:57)
    • Keeping the Ties (3:47)
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