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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-01-0009

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BF: Must have been, the hearings must have been emotionally, mentally, and physically draining.

WM: Draining. Oh yeah, it was.

BF: Did you go home and talk with anyone, or...

WM: No. When I was appointed to the commission, I cut off all relations with the JACL. I did not attend any of the sessions, I did not attend any meetings, attended no conventions that they had, either district or national, cut it all off. Because I didn't want people... whatever I may say or do, I didn't want anybody be able to say, "Well, he's being influenced by JACL." I cannot be influenced by outside factors.

BF: So at the same time, you were cutting off all your friends and support.

WM: Yeah. To some extent. It certainly diminished.

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