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AI: Well, when we were, just before we were breaking you were just telling us a little bit about high school and I wanted to ask you a little bit more about that time and what were some of the fun things you did? Did you have, you had social activities besides the choir?

LK: Uh, yes. And I, like I said, I was in the orchestra. I enjoyed that because when we had performances and things, we wore long dress and things like that. And then the Nichibei Choir was a lot of fun, that was part of social. And they used to have dances once in a while, but you know, typically at that age, all the boys were on one side and all the girls on the other. [Laughs] But in those days we had to be asked to dance. So it's not like today. My granddaughters say they go to dance and they all just dance by themselves, so they have a great time.

AI: Right.

LK: But in those days it was more formal.

AI: Well, now did you participate in any Japanese community activities like the Obon or other community get-togethers?

LK: Not too much, just maybe because of the distance or... but we used to go to church in the neighborhood, just because it was convenient for us to walk. But later I, I met a friend who was, belonged to the Baptist church, so I'd go with her to that once in a while. And then pretty soon I joined the Methodist church because that was our main church that we belonged to when we lived in that old place.

AI: Was that Blaine Methodist?

LK: Yes.

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