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TI: And so do you remember going to the Buddhist temple before the war?

MI: No. I didn't go, but as people died, they were all Bukkyo, and would go to the...

TI: Because you said you were baptized...

MI: I was baptized when I was in kindergarten.

TI: Yeah, so you were Catholic.

MI: So I must have been about five or so, and I was baptized with Chuck, I remember. And then because of that, the Maryknoll sisters, for breakfast, we went into the convent and they served us breakfast.

TI: After you were baptized?

MI: After we were baptized, yeah.

TI: Well, because you were old enough to remember, a lot of times, people are baptized when they were babies. What was the baptism ceremony for you and Chuck?

MI: That I don't remember.

TI: Was it like a big tub, or did they just sprinkle water, or did you get immersed in water?

MI: I think he just dabbed us with water or something, I can't remember. And that's when I got the name Mary, and Chuck got the name Charles.

TI: Okay, that makes sense. And at that time, were your older siblings also baptized?

MI: Yeah, I think Imelda, Mary Jane and...

TI: Francis?

MI: Irene.

TI: Irene were all...

MI: All baptized, yeah.

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