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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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