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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-01-0025

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BF: Was there anything you wanted to add, like a question you thought we should have asked or something you would like on the record, so to speak?

WM: Well, I guess on the record, the only thing I can say is that getting into my old age I get much more emotional. This is the first time I've ever cried about this, about this affair. And I find I'm getting weak doing this.

BF: I don't see that as a sign of weakness, but I guess it's generational or gender, or... [laughs]

WM: Well, it's a bit of that. But I'm of that generation that you just, men don't show their emotions, you know. But God, you hear this testimony and it just rips you apart. And it's true, when you get old you get a little bit more emotional, I find.

BF: Well, I appreciate you sitting through this and giving up your time at the conference here. I really enjoyed it.

WM: Well, good luck on your project.

BF: Thank you, thank you very much.

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