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Title: William Marutani Interview
Narrator: William Marutani
Interviewers: Becky Fukuda (primary), Gary Kawaguchi (secondary)
Location: University of California, Los Angeles
Date: September 11, 1997
Densho ID: denshovh-mwilliam-01-0018

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BF: Do you think that the hearings, obviously they had an, they had an impact on the Nikkei community as you just spoke about, what about the larger community -- the non-Nikkei community?

WM: The non-Nikkei community? Some people appeared before the commission and testified that they would be in favor. But largely, they were opposed. We had some veterans, Caucasian veterans, appear before the commission and opposed it.

BF: As they waited their turn, they had to be listening to the testimony that was given. Do you think any of them...

WM: Oh yeah. They weren't convinced at all.

BF: Hard, hard hearts.

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