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AI: Well, when David was just, just little, that was 1940, he would have been about one year old. Well, in 1940 there were so many things going on in the world. There was the war in Europe was going on, World War II in Europe. And of course Japan was -- had a lot of military action in Asia. And I was wondering, what, did you or Bill read any of the Japanese newspapers or hear much about the news of Japan and the war or Europe?

MF: I guess he did. He took Japanese paper so he must have read it.

AI: Did he ever comment on anything about the war's going on or --

MF: Not too much. Not too much.

AI: The reason I ask is that when I've talked to some other Nisei they were mentioning that, that yes, that a few of the Issei did seem to be worried that there might be some coming war or conflict between Japan and the U.S. Did you ever think about that?

MF: Well, I was wondering why my husband burned all his old pictures. You know, before I was married. Was that a warning?

AI: Old pictures from Japan?

MF: No, here.

AI: So you weren't sure. Well, I also was wondering whether your, if your parents had mentioned anything to you about whether they were worried at all about --

MF: Gosh, you know, I don't remember too much about -- oh, I guess my parents were. But they never showed it.

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