Talk:Motoko Fujishiro Huthwaite

Timeline around World War II
I’m a little puzzled about the chronology here. The article says she “was sent to Japan as an exchange of nationals” in 1941, and then “was unable to get out of Japan after the outbreak of World War II.” Japan’s involvement in World War II dates back to the Marco Polo Bridge Incident with China in 1937. Does the article mean after the outbreak of hostilities between Japan and the United States? If so, should clarify. Pearl Harbor was attacked in December, nearly the end of 1941. So did this “exchange of nationals” occur before Pearl Harbor? What was the nature of this exchange of nationals between Japan and the U. S. before the outbreak of hostilities?

Then, in 1945, she was recruited for the MFAA program. Would this have been after the Japanese surrender in September? Otherwise how could the U. S. have recruited her while still at war with Japan? Did she remain in Japan after the war? The article says she taught at the American School in Japan, but also that she died in Michigan. Can someone knowledgeable about these matters please clarify?

Dodiad (talk) 04:46, 12 August 2023 (UTC)