Dear Editor:
Hoping to preserve a piece of social history that flourished during the Occupation and early post-Occupation period in Japan, and particularly in the greater Yokohama area, we are compiling a list of the expressions, catchphrases, and sub-standard words, laudatory and pejorative, so abundantly in evidence in the civilian-military interrelationship of the period.
To jog the memories of your members, we offer such expressions as boysan, brownbagger, long-haired dictionary, moose, skivvy, and the like. We wish to state most emphatically that no derision or condescension is remotely intended in the project.
We solicit the submission of words or phrases that any members of your organization may recall, and upon publication will gratefully acknowledge those people, civilian or military, kind enough to cooperate in our modest endeavor. Incidentally, any suggestions about other individuals or groups we may contact regarding this project will also be grate fully received. All items, correspondence, etc. should be addressed to: David Gordon and Richard Spear, 12-9, Kugayama, 2-chome, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 168, JAPAN.
