ABSTRACT
Impressed by her parents' associations with Americans and the welcoming manner in which they interacted with members of Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers, Sumiko did not think it amiss to follow suit. As Shidzue recounted in 1988, in spite of her own close association with American officials and her longtime affection for America, having a GI hanging around her house was not what she wanted for Sumiko. Shidzue was writing about a delicate situation from several complex perspectives; her relations with her step-daughter, her own ability to handle an awkward family situation, her views on fraternization between GIs and Japanese women, her ideas on social class, and her attitudes toward the army of occupation in general. The meeting at the colonel's house was officially related to quelling noise from a nearby dance club, the "Bombshell"; but Shidzue had something more important on her mind.
