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Title: Karen Yoshitomi Interview
Narrator: Karen Yoshitomi
Interviewer: Barbara Yasui
Location: Seattle, Washington
Date: January 23, 2023
Densho ID: ddr-densho-1000-527-11

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BY: Okay, let's back up a little bit here. So are you married?

KY: Yes.

BY: Okay. And can you tell me the name and background of your spouse?

KY: Michael Yoshitomi. He grew up in Renton, and so we were actually pen pals. They don't do that anymore, do they? [Laughs] My cousin, my cousin introduced us, my cousin who lived in Renton, went to high school with Mike, and she thought he'd be a great guy for me to meet, especially since I was still living by the "stick to your own kind" upbringing. [Laughs]

BY: And do you have children?

KY: I do. I have three wonderful children.

BY: And names and birth years.

KY: Okay, Kaila, she was born in 1991, JoAnna in 1995, and Kenzo in 1991. I mean, no, Kenzo in '98, I have to work backwards here, sorry. [Laughs]

BY: I didn't catch that either.

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