Interview of Viola Baas on her experiences as a teacher at U.S. military bases in Japan during the Korean War and later in Germany
Viola Baas talks about her experiences as a teacher at U.S. military bases in Japan during the Korean War. Baas explains why she applied to teach overseas, traveling to Seattle for a harsh orientation and training, and being sent to the island of Hokkaido in the north of Japan as U.S. occupation forces were leaving and base schools were closing. Baas describes touring Japan, her living situation, her fellow teachers, and her many assignments and says that she was reassigned to teach in Germany in June of 1956. Bass also discusses the differences between schools in Japan and Germany and describes the culture shock she felt when she finally returned to the U.S.. Baas is interviewed by Elsie Hornbacher.
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- In Collections
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Women's Overseas Service League Oral History Project
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date
- 1984-07-01
- Interviewees
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Baas, Viola, 1918-2010
- Interviewers
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Hornbacher, Elsie, 1918-
- Subjects
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Baas, Viola, 1918-2010
Military post schools, American
Reverse culture shock
Teachers, Foreign
Teaching
Germany
Japan
United States
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
Interviews
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 00:56:24
- Holding Institution
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Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 32663
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b11748103
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