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[Translated from Japanese]

KS: When you were living in Japan, did you know that you were actually an American citizen?

TT: No, I didn't know. I knew I was born in the U.S, but I had no idea that I was an American citizen.

KS: So, you believed that you were actually a Japanese citizen?

TT: Well, yes, yes, I did.

KS: I see.

AI: [To Ken] When did she find out that she was?

KS: [To Tomiye] And then, when did you find out about your American citizenship?

TT: 1929, I think. As to where I found out, I asked my mother, and she said, "Why would you ask such a thing now?" She probably didn't know. It was either in the newspaper or people from the ships. Sailors used to come to hang around at my place... maybe I found out from the consulate, I'm guessing now. I'm not sure exactly why or where I found out.

KS: And when you first found out that you were an American, how did you feel?

TT: Hmm, it is difficult to describe how I felt.

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