According to "New School Brings Back Old Times" why would revisiting the campus of Washington University have been a meaningful experience for Yoshio Matsumoto?

The meaningful experience he (Yoshio

Matsumoto) at age 88 had when he was visiting was in the context of the remembrance that came back, the feeling of pain and betrayal he felt being a Japanese American having both nationalities and both were at war. He also had feelings of hope and gratefulness and the sense of pride that his family has a legacy with that alma mata..

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The meaningful experience he (Yoshio

Matsumoto) at age 88 had when he was visiting was in the context of the remembrance that came back, the feeling of pain and betrayal he felt being a Japanese American having both nationalities and both were at war. He also had feelings of hope and gratefulness and the sense of pride that his family has a legacy with that alma mata.

He remembered how his parents and siblings bound for internment camps along with other 110,000 Japanese Americans all these happening when he was in the University more than half a century ago.

He recalled how WU agreed to sponsor him and remembered how other universities rejected Japanese Americans, and once again, his life changed in a big way as a Japanese American.

He remembered how he was welcome by his new schoolmates and others in the community. He remembered how YMCA help him settle in the new environment.

The experience of seeing the snow St. Louis for the first time rushed through his mind.

the answer is culture