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Title: Take Murayama Interview
Narrator: Take Murayama
Interviewer: Tomoyo Yamada
Location: Seattle, Washington
Date: March 13, 1998
Densho ID: denshovh-mtake-01-0010

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[Translated from Japanese]

TY: I heard that you got the U.S. citizenship last year at the age 102.

TM: Yes.

TY: Congratulations.

TM: Yes, it was just a while ago. I got the citizenship. I know that this country will be my last home, so getting the citizenship is not a big deal, you know. But, I was told that it is better to get one, so I finally became a barely qualified U.S. citizen among others. [Laughs]

TY: So, you finally settled in the U.S. after years of going back and forth between here and Japan in your life.

TM: Yes, that's right. After all, this place became my last home. [Laughs]

TY: Thank you very much. Thank you for telling us many interesting stories.

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