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DG: So like in camp now when you went to Tule Lake and your family was all in this one barrack, 18, right?

FN: Yeah.

DG: So what was, so you, as far as your children goes. Now let's talk about your children. What about their schooling, were you worried about that?

FN: Well, naturally the, the daughter she must have been about 6th, 5th grade or 6th grade. But they started school, though. They had school for a little while, I don't know what it was. But...

DG: Did, were you worry, worried about what kind of school they were getting or?

FN: Well naturally we worried.

DG: Was it very good?

FN: Well, I don't know what they were learning. But of course a lot of Japanese, the Japanese were teaching so naturally we, we always respected them.

DG: And do you know anything about what kind of history they were learning or anything like that?

FN: I don't know.

DG: Did they.

FN: I don't recall ever asking about what type of --

DG: What they learned about America.

FN: Teaching, I really don't. Don't recall that part of it.

DG: So you, you didn't worry about it yet at that time

FN: Yeah.

DG: What about their social life?

FN: Well there was a lot of kids always run, running around. There's quite a bit room between the two barracks to, I mean from one section to another. So the kids used to play out there in the center a lot.

DG: Was it, was it easier to be in camp and raising kids or is, was it harder?

FN: Well I would think it was much harder.

DG: Okay and that's.

FN: A lot of times you don't have control over some kids.

DG: Right.

FN: Especially the boys. I know Herb used to run, run around. But of course never getting in any trouble with anyone. But it was hard to keep them quiet. Especially at that age.

DG: Well did you worry at all about entertaining them or directing them or?

FN: I don't think so. I don't know, it was just kind of everybody just giving up and, and doing what, whatever came of it. We just...

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