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TL: Were you aware of any tensions in the camp, tensions between different groups of Japanese Americans?

AT: I don't think so. I wonder if these boys, Kibei boys, from Hawaii might have been, felt little differently from other members, other people in the camp, but I didn't see any incident or anything.

TL: Some people who have written about Tule Lake describe how the, when people began to apply for the leave clearance so that they could leave the camps early, but maybe even more so when the loyalty, this so-called loyalty questionnaire was asked of everybody that the community had a strong response because people had strong opinions about the way to answer the questions. Do you remember having any kind of discussion with your family about that?

AT: I think I was too young.

TL: Little bit too young, sure.

AT: And I was just busy doing my own studies so I did not get involved in any of these groups.

TL: Did being in camp change your feelings about the U.S. Government?

AT: Not at all. I felt as we were being protected.

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