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MA: Are there any lessons or sort of, I guess, values that you remember from the Issei generation, or learning from your parents or their generation, like, that you sort of kept with you?

SO: Well, main thing, you learned (was) discipline. And I still keep that, well, that's what I kept, I guess, mainly. I hope I raised the kids right. Seem to be doing all right, so I guess we did.

MA: So you learned this discipline from your parents?

SO: Mainly, yeah. Yeah, they were quite strict, but not like Japan, but they were strict. They were strict in a nice way, they told you what they thought you should do and things like that, but not like Japan.

MA: What, what is something that you want people to learn from your story, I guess, when they hear this, listen to your interview, what's one thing that you want them to sort of take away with them after they...

SO: Well, I'd like to see 'em just continue with the tradition that we have built. Guess that would be about the only thing.

MA: What traditions do you mean?

SO: Well, follow the straight and narrow, main thing. I mean, don't get involved in all the crazy things that's going around now. Thank goodness we haven't got one kid that's that way, I'm thankful. That's about the main thing, I guess. Follow the way of the Isseis.

MA: Great. Well, is there anything else you'd like to say?

SO: I don't know. What else you want to know? [Laughs]

MA: Well, we can end here. So thank you very much for doing this interview. It's been great.

SO: You're welcome.

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