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Title: Richard Murakami Interview
Narrator: Richard Murakami
Interviewer: Dee Goto
Location: South Bend, Washington
Date: May 12, 1998
Densho ID: denshovh-mrichard-01-0041

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DG: And so then you drove your car and you stopped by Minidoka.

RM: Uh-huh.

DG: And tell me what happened after that.

RM: Well, gee, I forgot. It's so long ago, but anyway, I think we went back to Nahcotta and... I kind of forgot the instance.

DG: Now, this is where I want to you remember as much as you can because this is really important.

RM: Oh, I see.

DG: Okay, so you picked up your parents.

RM: Yeah.

DG: And you went back to Nahcotta because you had the oyster company.

RM: Yeah, but we had to bring them to Seattle because...

DG: Oh, you took your folks to Seattle?

RM: Well, we went back to Nahcotta first, but people, you know, we could feel the tension.

DG: And you stayed where?

RM: In Seattle?

DG: No, in Nahcotta. Tell me the story about -- you went to Nahcotta and you stayed there --

RM: Uh-huh.

DG: -- to try to reestablish yourselves.

RM: Uh-huh.

DG: Your house was gone and your cranberries were gone.

RM: Yeah.

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