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JA: So where and when did you marry?

MH: We were married in Seattle in October '39.

JA: And was this a well-attended wedding?

MH: Uh-huh. We had it at a church, and we had 200 people invited and then a reception at the restaurant, Gyokko ken Restaurant, Chinese restaurant. So we had a good turnout from Bellevue (and Seattle) and all our friends that (we) have. Yes.

JA: And what did he do for a living at that time?

MH: At that time he was graduated from Edison Tech as a electrician, and at that time jobs were very scarce for Niseis. And so I remember he went down to California to find a job and he came home, and he said the jobs are very scarce for Niseis. And so then my father says, "Well, how about you, as long as you're going to marry my daughter you might as well help around our farm." And he said, "That'll be fine. I think I can learn the trade." So my father and my neighbors were all very good about teaching him anything that he should know, and he did a lot of research to study up on some things, too, and so he was able to run the farm for my father.

JA: So where did you live when he was working on the farm?

MH: My father built us a house on the farm, is what he did. He built us a one-bedroom house. That's all we need and it's right on his property, which made it very comfortable for us.

JA: And did you have to go through many adjustments to marriage?

MH: No, I didn't think I did. I think I just kind of worked itself in and did all the things I have to do and helped my dad as usual. So we all worked together as a team.

JA: So it was more he had to adjust to your family.

MH: He had to make the adjustment to farm life, I tell you that. Yes, he did. [Laughs]

JA: And how well did he do that?

MH: Well, he grumbled and mumbled, but then he was out there, and we had to teach him how to drive the horse. He's never done that before and that he had to learn and things like that, so, but it worked out pretty well.

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