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EO: Did you notice any changes in your parents?

HY: Well, my mother had passed away before. But... yeah, well, not my father particularly, but other -- in the mess hall, we were first assigned to family tables but gradually the young people started eating with other young, their friends. And looking back, you can gradually see that the parents were kind of losing their control over their children and so that by the time we got out of camp, it was the younger generation generally taking over the leadership of the family, you know. And the parents following their advice. Although you were a very young family, so I guess you didn't do that.

EO: Did you know our parents pretty well?

HY: Yeah, we lived right near, near them. I was over there all the time listening to your Japanese records. And Chizie, I remember being over quite a bit.

EO: Did you see any changes in our dad?

HY: No, he was always pretty capable, I think. I never sensed this... he was younger, too. A younger man and he's Kibei, right? Or Japan-born and English-speaking. So he was a kind of leader amongst the Issei, so no, I didn't notice that in your father at all.

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