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Title: Jan Kumasaka Interview
Narrator: Jan Kumasaka
Interviewer: Barbara Yasui
Location: Seattle, Washington
Date: October 18, 2022
Densho ID: ddr-densho-1000-518-2

[Correct spelling of certain names, words and terms used in this interview have not been verified.]

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BY: And let's switch to your mother. What was your mother's name?

JK: Her name was Amy, A-M-Y. Her maiden name was Natori.

BY: Natori? And where was she born?

JK: Gee, where was she born? I don't know.

BY: Was she born in in the U.S. or in Japan?

JK: No, she was born here.

BY: So both your parents were Nisei then.

JK: Uh-huh.

BY: And do you know when she was born, the year?

JK: I don't.

BY: Okay. And where did she grow up?

JK: She grew up in this area.

BY: As well. In Kent or Seattle?

JK: Yeah, Kent.

BY: Kent? Okay. And do you know how your parents met?

JK: No, I have no idea.

BY: And do you know where and when they got married?

JK: No, I don't.

BY: Okay, all right.

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