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TI: And we talked a little bit earlier about Japanese school and you mentioned your sister going. It wasn't clear about how much Japanese school you went to.

FS: That was a, that was a, not that big of a school. When I was, when my sister went I was going, but when I, when I was in grammar school and high school and going to a Japanese school in Elk Grove, then it's different.

TI: 'Cause it was much bigger, this school?

FS: Yeah, it's -- well, one, one whole class would be, would be more or less eighth grade, no, sixth... I would say six, seven, and eighth grade in one room. Maybe five. Five, six, seven, eight grades in one room. They were separated, but anyway, and then the other room they had the other, another smaller group. There were two rooms.

TI: And in Elk Grove, did you go to Japanese school, like, every day after regular school?

FS: No, it was only Saturday.

TI: Saturdays, okay. And how did you like Japanese school on Saturdays?

FS: I didn't, I didn't want to go, but my dad made me go. [Laughs]

TI: Yeah, that, that's a pretty common comment from a lot of people.

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