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Title: Marian Asao Kurosu Interview
Narrator: Marian Asao Kurosu
Interviewers: Alice Ito (primary), Tomoyo Yamada (secondary)
Location: Seattle, Washington
Date: June 23 & 24, 2000
Densho ID: denshovh-kmarian-01-0067

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TY: [Jpn.] By the way, did Donald go to the canteen often at Heart Mountain, too?

MK: [Jpn.] Oh, it's everywhere. That was everywhere. You couldn't live without it.

TY: [Jpn.] That's right. You told me before that some children...

MK: [Jpn.] And...

TY: [Jpn.] Yes.

MK: [Jpn.] Some people ordered clothes...

TY: [Jpn.] Yes.

MK: [Jpn.] And even materials. They ordered from American places. I don't know which one. There was a canteen and so they had (the order) sent there and made (clothes). Uh-huh. That canteen didn't have much. Yeah. So there were people who were doing that. Uh-huh.

TY: [Jpn.] Then...

MK: [Jpn.] The canteen was only a small place.

TY: [Jpn.] Yes.

MK: [Jpn.] It's in the barrack and is in a small place. It doesn't have everything.

TY: [Jpn.] Yeah.

MK: [Jpn.] So they sent orders to outside sources.

TY: [Jpn.] I see.

MK: [Eng.] Uh-huh.

TY: [Jpn.] Did they order through catalogs?

MK: [Eng.] Huh?

TY: [Jpn.] Did they order through catalogs?

MK: [Jpn.] Well, I don't know where they ordered.

TY: [Jpn.] I see.

MK: [Jpn.] Yeah. They know where to order. Uh-huh.

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