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[Translated from Japanese]

KS: Then, after that you met Mr. Tadao Sakita, didn't you? How did you meet him?

TT: Because both of our parents were friends. And our parents decided, it seemed. I didn't know anything about that, because our parents had decided. I couldn't say, "No." Even if I said, "No," they wouldn't hear of it.

KS: But how did you feel?

TT: Huh?

KS: About marrying Mr. Sakita. How did you feel about that?

TT: What could I do? If I didn't, it was either staying a school girl, or going back to Japan, which I couldn't because I couldn't afford it. It was shikata ga nai. Shikata ga nai.

AI: [To Ken] What kind of man did he seem to be or what kind of an impression did she have of him?

KS: [To Tomiye] When you first met Mr. Sakita, what were your first impressions?

TT: I didn't like him, but I didn't hate him, either.

AI: [To Ken] So where did they live after they were married?

KS: So, then you were married, and where did you live then?

TT: We were married in Sacramento, since both of our parents were there. But then my husband got a job at a vegetable stand in Los Angeles.

KS: So how did you feel when you heard you were going to move to Los Angeles?

TT: That was also shikata ga nai.

KS: Did you look forward to moving there? Did you have some expectations?

TT: No, I didn't really think too much about it. I went because I had to go.

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