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TI: And what did you think about when you went to Puyallup?

WS: Well, there was no choice. They just took us there. They had those four areas, Area A, B, C and D. And Area A was considered one of the largest, largest camp, and Area B, ours was medium size, and Area C was the smallest. And D was also known as the fairground, and that's where the, that's where people was more or less, was pretty free to roam around in the fairgrounds.

TI: But your family was in Section B?

WS: Yeah, I was in Area B.

TI: And so what kind of activities did you do at Puyallup? What did you do to take up the time?

WS: Take up the time? I was doing a correspondence course with the university.

TI: Okay. And at Puyallup, you met your wife, also.

WS: Yes.

TI: So tell me about that. How did you meet your wife?

WS: Well, I just happened to meet her.

TI: And where? Do you remember where you met her?

WS: What?

TI: Where did you meet her? Like was it in the mess hall or at a dance, do you remember?

WS: No, I can't remember.

TI: And what is her name?

WS: What?

TI: What's her name? What was her name?

WS: Kiyoka. Kiyoka Kinoshita.

TI: Good, okay.

Off camera: Teshima.

TI: Teshima.

WS: Teshima, yeah.

TI: Good, thank you. So Kiyoka or Kiyoko?

WS: Kiyoka, K-A.

TI: Kiyoka Teshima. And where was she from? Was she also from Seattle?

WS: Yeah.

TI: And so how did you, did the two of you go out on a date?

WS: What?

TI: How did you get to know her? Did you have a date or did you go for walks? How did that work?

WS: I don't remember.

TI: So any other memories from Puyallup that you can think of about Puyallup?

WS: I can't think of anything. They were giving twelve dollars a month, twelve dollars a month, and I worked in the Red Cross to take care of some of the persons who got, well, just repair of a small injury. It wasn't too bad, actually, because after all, I'm no doctor.

TI: Oh, so like first aid station?

WS: Yeah, first aid.

TI: Now, at Puyallup, was it helpful that you were bilingual, that you could speak both Japanese And English? Was that helpful?

WS: Well, in a way, yes it is. It was pretty helpful, I was able to speak both fluently.

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