Re: people with earlier experience
Markus Hayes (markushayes@EARTHLINK.NET)
Wed, 28 May 1997 23:38:51 -0500
Dear Ms. Mac Laren: Thank you for your reply to my request. I am filming
a documentary about life at home during World War II, and would like to
correspond with you about life after you returned to the States. I am
working toward the goal of giving people who view the documentary the
'zeitgeist'-spirit of the time. Everything I've ever seen deals with
Rosie the Riveter, Glenn Miller or the Andrews Sisters. I want people to
know what daily life was like- what was in your kitchen, what was
rationed- what the experiences of Midwesterners, Southerners, the middle
class and the poor were. I am fortunate to have access to interviews
with an 84 year old Southern careet woman, an African-American gentleman
from the Bronx, and a Japanese-American law professor who was born in a
relocation camp in South Dakota. From war-bond rallies to the rate of
pay for different professions; from the hopelessness of Batton to the
hopefullness of the turning point battles, I hope to take all these
experiences and weave them into a tapestry that will give an accurate
picture of what it was like to live through such overwhleming events-
not knowing if you were going to come out the other side.
So, please tell me a little bit about yourself during that time- where
you came to, what you did to support yourself, who you knew, and what
you knew of their experiences while you were gone. How you felt.
Anything descriptive. Don't worry if it isn't in narrative form- as long
as you can bring memories forward, just let them flow. I can always ask
questions!
Thank you again...
Markus
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