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MN: Now, when you returned to the United States, who came back with you?

DM: Oh, my brother Al was born on that trip, and he came back with us. But we were detained a... was it Angel Island? Because he was not a citizen. We spent about a week in Angel Island before we were released and went back home.

MN: Now, when you were coming back, you came back when Al was born, and then you and then your mother. Now, what happened to Junko?

DM: She came back also.

MN: Oh, she came back? She didn't stay in Japan?

DM: I'm sorry, she stayed in Japan.

MN: Your older sister, Junko.

DM: Yeah.

MN: And then you came back, do you remember the ship that you came back on?

DM: The name of the boat was Taiyo Maru.

MN: Taiyo Maru, not Tatsuno Maru?

DM: No, Taiyo. I distinctly remember the name, T-A-I-Y-O.

MN: And then you went through Angel Island. Do you know how long you were at Angel Island?

DM: It was probably about a week, I think. And, of course, I don't remember too much of the stay there.

MN: Were the men separate from the women?

DM: That I couldn't tell you. All I know is it was an island, and looking out the window, you could see the city in the background.

MN: Do you know if the Japanese were separate from the Chinese?

DM: I couldn't tell you.

MN: What memories do you have of Angel Island?

DM: That's about all. Just looking out the window and seeing the San Francisco in the background.

MN: Now, how did you get from Angel Island back to Imperial Valley?

DM: In those days, we traveled by train.

MN: Do you remember if your father came up to pick you up?

DM: I think he did, yeah. He came and picked us up, then we stopped in Los Angeles where they took a picture of our family. I think that's it up there. I can't remember the studio's name. It was in the J-town.

MN: I think at that time there was a lot of photographers besides Miyatake.

DM: Probably were.

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