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MA: What religion did your family practice at that point?

NM: Buddhist.

MA: And was there a temple, or Buddhist church in Fort Lupton?

NM: There was one there, but we went to the Brighton. We belonged to the Brighton church.

MA: What was the Buddhist church like at that point? A lot of people described it as a sort of, in other communities, the sort of the center of the community.

NM: That's right.

MA: Were there activities there?

NM: Oh, yes. We had our, like, hanamatsuri they call, and we dressed in kimono and danced, and I was in the choir there. Attended church every Sunday. But after I moved to Denver, I never did, after I got married, my husband was a Christian, so it was kind of hard to be going to the Buddhist church. So I am the only Buddhist in the family. And my youngest granddaughter, she kind of converted. She said, "I'm a Buddhist too." Although she was baptized Catholic. [Laughs] 'Cause she loved to dance and, and, and they attend the Buddhist church for activities, uh-huh.

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