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Title: Fumiko Hayashida Interview
Narrator: Fumiko Hayashida
Interviewers: Lori Hoshino (primary), Alice Ito (secondary)
Location: Bainbridge Island, Washington
Date: March 16, 1998
Densho ID: denshovh-hfumiko-01-0031

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LH: And, what can you recall about Reverend Andrews' visits?

FH: We just tell him that, "Report to them that there's one more mouth to feed." [Laughs]

LH: And Reverend Andrews, can you tell me a little bit about him?

FH: Yeah, he came, and there was a Felex Narte, that was a Filipino that was running the farm for my sister, he came too to see. And we had company from Idaho coming to see us, too.

LH: You had a lot of visitors.

FH: Pocatello.

LH: Did they all stay with you?

FH: Like from Idaho, they went home that day. They didn't stay. They bring us something to eat. [Laughs] We liked that.

LH: Now, what was the reason that Reverend Andrews came to visit you?

FH: Well, there was, there were lotta Baptist people. Come visit the Baptist Church (members).

LH: And when Reverend Andrews would visit, would he conduct a service for all the Baptist people?

FH: Oh yeah, kids all went.

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