Densho Digital Archive
Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community Collection
Title: Nob Koura Interview
Narrator: Nob Koura
Interviewer: Frank Kitamoto
Location: Bainbridge Island, Washington
Date: March 24, 2007
Densho ID: denshovh-knob-01-0009

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FK: So when did you get married?

NK: What year was that? [Laughs] 1940s, somewhere...

FK: That was after the war, then? Or did you get married before you went to the service?

NK: Probably after. Got to ask Mary. [Laughs]

FK: So where did you live right after you got married, then?

NK: On Bainbridge. Or was it... I think so. I think on Bainbridge Island.

FK: Well, Mary's family went to Minneapolis, right?

NK: Yeah. So maybe we got married over there and then came back. I forget.

FK: So where was your first baby born? That was Carol, right?

NK: Carol.

FK: Yeah.

NK: She was born in Minneapolis.

FK: So do you remember, how did you get from Minneapolis to Bainbridge then? Did you...

NK: Oh, I think I bought a used car or something and drove home. 'Cause Mary had baggage.

FK: That's a long trip.

NK: Yeah, but it's easy driving.

FK: Was it pretty uneventful, or did you have some problems?

NK: Pardon?

FK: Was it a pretty uneventful trip or did you have some problems coming back or anything like that?

NK: You mean from Minneapolis?

FK: Uh-huh.

NK: No, just got on the highway and drove west.

FK: How long did that take you, do you remember?

NK: Probably two or three days. This was a long time ago.

FK: So do you remember what year it was when you got back to the island, then?

NK: Do I what?

FK: Do you remember what year it was when you got back to the island?

NK: Must have been 1940-something.

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