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TI: Yeah, going back to Chicago and living there, during World War II, quite a few Japanese Americans moved to Chicago after they were in the World War II camps in America. Did you know very many Japanese Americans like Nisei in Chicago when you were there?

SN: I met Dr. Tashiro, who sponsored Niseis, bring to Chicago and helped them. So very fortunate, those Nisei in Chicago was, all of them, very nice. And I don't know too many Americans from other states.

TI: But then what did you think when you heard that Japanese Americans had to be put in camps during World War II? What did you think about that?

SN: Yeah, I heard that. Very sad, but most Japanese do not know. I met a person in Chicago who sponsored many Japanese to help, but frankly speaking, people in Japan do not know much about it.

TI: And did your family do much with other Japanese American families? Were there, like, they have the Japanese American Service Committee there and some Japanese American organizations. Did your family do anything with them?

SN: Not too much, but my daughter is very active JACL. My daughter Joy, that's the only one working and helping Japanese community. Others are not...

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