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FK: So, during this time, then, your father and the rest of your family was pretty much in Moses Lake and...

ZS: Yeah, they were all in Moses Lake at that time.

FK: So did they farm while they were there, or what did they do?

ZS: Uh-huh, yeah. Yeah, before I went to the army, I used to help on the farm there. It was hard work raising potatoes and onions, and truck farming, too. 'Cause I remember I used to haul those vegetables to the neighborhood grocery stores before going to school.

FK: So, did your dad already have some holdings in downtown Seattle then, at that time?

ZS: Oh yes, he had an apartment building there. And he kept in touch with the people that's running it for us. In fact, I used to have to check the bookkeeping there and help my father write the letter to the people over there to explain everything that's happening over there.

FK: How did, how did he find people to help look after his property over there?

ZS: Yeah, I don't know how he did that. That was some kind of a property management company.

FK: So did your dad express any feelings about the war or about your situation at that time?

ZS: No, I don't ever recall... I kinda remember when it first happened he, he had to obey the curfew. That's the only thing I could remember.

FK: Now, so who did you have look after the house on the island? Was there somebody on the island that you had?

ZS: No. As far as I know it was left vacant, I think. I was in the army at that time, so I don't know exactly what happened. But according to my sister, I think they had to get rid of a lot of those stuff and they burnt it in the yard, backyard there someplace. And got rid of a lotta those stuff that we can't take with us. I don't recall. I don't know if there was somebody living there or not while we were gone. But it was still there when we came back, although it was in shambles.

FK: So, was the property under someone's name or something since your dad couldn't own it?

ZS: Yeah, it must have been in my older brother's name, I think.

FK: Your brother George?

ZS: Uh-huh.

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