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MN: And what year were you honorably discharged?

JK: I have it... I have to look it up. Can you see this?

MN: You were discharged on August 17, 1946.

JK: Yeah.

MN: So after you were discharged, where did you go? Did you come back to Los Angeles?

JK: Uh-huh. Yes, my wife and child was living with my in-laws. So returned to their home and then started to, tried finding work to earn a living, and decided to become a teacher.

MN: So did you take advantage of the GI bill?

JK: Yes, uh-huh.

MN: Where did enroll in?

JK: University of Southern California where I took my teaching credential.

MN: As a Japanese American male, was it difficult to find a job as a teacher?

JK: No. In fact, men teachers were needed.

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