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School on the Air Base: Memories of an American Girl in Japan

School on the Air Base: Memories of an American Girl in Japan

by Rebecca Copeland | Oct 22, 2025 | Family

Prologue: Joy Copeland Lineback spent the first seven years of her life primarily in Fukuoka, Japan. In an earlier post, she described a few of her memories. In this post, she tells us what it was like to go to school on an American airbase in Occupied Japan. Children...
A Charmed Childhood: Memories of an American Girl in Occupied Japan

A Charmed Childhood: Memories of an American Girl in Occupied Japan

by Rebecca Copeland | Oct 8, 2025 | Family

Prologue Recently, I’ve posted interviews on this site with my sister, Beth Copeland. I’m fortunate to have three older sisters! I decided I would share more about my other sisters. Next, I’ll give Joy Copeland Lineback her turn. When I was growing up, Joy was the...
The Mistakes I Made on My First Trip to Japan!

The Mistakes I Made on My First Trip to Japan!

by Rebecca Copeland | Sep 14, 2022 | Japanese Culture

Overheated, overdressed, and definitely over the idea of traveling with my parents, I plopped down on my suitcase right there on the platform of Ueno Station in Tokyo, Japan. My suitcase was a bright red hard vinyl rectangle. It was part of a matching set that I’d...

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