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TL: Do you remember about what time of the year it was when you moved to Tule Lake?

AT: Well, the war started in August, right?

TL: Well, let's see, the bombing in is in December and then, I think, the announcement for the assembly centers comes in late February.

AT: Late February?

TL: And then it sort of that spring a lot of people are being moved around, like March and so on, and then it kind of varies when people...

AT: I kind of remember it was quite warm when we arrived there.

TL: Okay. Maybe it was already summer, maybe.

AT: I think there was a first assembly center near Sacramento and then we went to Tule Lake. It was quite warm then and dusty.

TL: Well, what was that train ride like? What do you remember about...

AT: I really don't remember the details, but we were just jam packed. We can only take what we can carry ourselves so it was a backpack and two more bags. Everybody had to carry your own, but Mother had all of our belongings stored at Beacon's Storage in Sacramento. So later on after I started to do classical Japanese dance and I did have quite a few kimonos stored, and so she wrote to Beacon's and sent cedar chest full of kimonos to Tule Lake, yes. So I had enough kimonos to wear for my performance, yes.

TL: What was your first impression of Tule Lake?

AT: I don't think I can describe that in words. 'Cause, everything was so uncertain just we are just following the order.

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