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TL: You mentioned that both you and your sister took some lessons. You had studied --

HN: Koto.

TL: Koto?

HN: Koto. (A Japanese harp.)

TL: And what did your sister study?

HN: She did odori, Japanese dancing.

TL: But that wasn't through Japanese school. That was separate.

HN: Then we had to take piano lessons too. But koto, when they had this Japanese entertainment get-together at the church, we used to perform koto. And my sister used to do her odori. And then Mrs. Goto, she was quite active, and she started this club, Busy Bee Club. It was kids about our age, teenage, ten to fourteen year olds. We had a club. And she used to teach us like the Bon Odori dances, and we performed at, when they had that special day.

TL: That sounds like fun.

HN: Yeah. So she, and then we used to do talent show. That's when they had a lot of talent show, on that, when they had those.

TL: Did the adults perform also in the talent show?

HN: No, it was just kids.

TL: Young people?

HN: Uh-huh.

TL: Did you wear the traditional kimono?

HN: Kimono.

TL: Who helped you get dressed?

HN: Oh, my mother. Yeah, I guess she still remembered.

TL: Did she have to send away for the kimono or did she make them herself?

HN: No. She sent away 'cause she had a sister living in Japan and her brother was living there. So we had relatives. So they sent the kimonos and things.

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