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MN: How many children were born in Ogden, Utah?
YY: Four. Four boys.
MN: And then your parents came out to Los Angeles, and is this where you were born?
YY: Uh-huh.
MN: Where in Los Angeles were you born?
YY: On Temple Street, I think, a midwife.
MN: And what year were you born?
YY: 1927.
MN: And what is your birth name?
YY: Yuriko Tanino.
MN: You know, a lot of Niseis from your generation felt pressure to adopt an English name. Did you adopt an English name?
YY: No, I never thought of it.
MN: How many children did your parents have in total?
YY: Well, five, but I understand she had some miscarriages, so I have no idea how many.
MN: But the five that were alive, I'm gonna go down the line, okay? Takeo, Masao, Hideo, Tomio, and yourself, Yuriko.
YY: Uh-huh.
MN: When you were born, where were your parents living?
YY: Los Angeles.
MN: Where in L.A.?
YY: Hmm, I don't recall as a baby.
MN: The west side, the east side?
YY: Probably towards Boyle Heights area, I imagine.
MN: And what was your father doing for a living?
YY: He was selling insurance.
MN: Do you know which insurance company?
YY: Manufacture Insurance.
MN: Did he have to travel out of town a lot to sell insurance?
YY: I don't think so.
MN: What was your mother doing?
YY: She was a housewife.
MN: She had five kids to look after.
YY: Yeah.
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