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AI: And you also mentioned that, of course, your senior year in high school was interrupted. Did you have any idea what would happen to your graduation status?

CN: I was told before we evacuated -- in fact, I still have that note from the principal saying, "Of course, that you will graduate with honors, and we will not forget you."

AI: And, in fact, what did happen?

CN: Well, they sent me --

AI: They did?

CN: -- the diploma as well as you get this thing that you hang on -- I don't know what you call it -- a tassel and stuff like that. And also the yearbook, they were careful to mail that to me, and I was on the yearbook staff so it meant a great deal to me. And my friends sent pictures, not just their graduation pictures, but also candid shots that they had taken on the senior sneak and that kind thing. And so they tried to involve me in that, which was very thoughtful and very nice and I really appreciated it.

AI: So you were, so you stayed in touch with some of your classmates? Your hakujin classmates?

CN: Uh-huh, some of them, uh-huh.

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