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DG: I wanted you to tell that story about coming back then, from Idaho, you went, you were not served at a restaurant?

KS: Oh, this was when we first left camp.

DG: Oh, is that right?

KS: This is when we first left camp and we were going to the University and we were waiting to get on the, I think there's a bus from Weiser to Caldwell, and from Caldwell there's a train to Salt Lake and while we were waiting for the bus in Weiser.

DG: It's backwards because Minidoka's closer to south, Salt Lake for me.

KS: Uh-huh.

DG: So I thought...

KS: Well...

DG: Well, so go ahead...

KS: But, but, it was on our way to Salt Lake City that, that we thought we would have some lunch in Weiser before we got on the train and this waiter looked at Toru and said, "What are you?" And Toru said, "I'm Japanese American." "I'm sorry I don't serve, I can't serve you." And so we just said thank you and left. But it's the only time we were ever refused service. But this was kind of startling. Well no, not startling, can't say that. We sort of expected it when we first came out of camp.

DG: So then coming back to Seattle now...

KS: Coming back to Seattle there was nothing like that. It was just hard to find housing. I don't think it was that hard to find work. Toru...

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