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SY: So you, so your, you and your two siblings, were you all born before the war?

NG: No. So my brother, my second brother after me was born in Manzanar, and the other one was born in Tule Lake.

SY: I see, so they had two children in camp as well. So now, you were way too young to know much about when the war broke out, right, but did you talk to your parents about that?

NG: Yeah, I just, I was telling you, I do remember -- now that I'm reading this too, I can see -- I guess the whole family went altogether and they were, like, as I'm reading here, that they were in three barracks. And I guess, 'cause I remember the sheet, or bedspread, between rooms. I didn't know they were between two family rooms. I thought it was a room. And that took place in Manzanar. I thought it took place in Tule Lake, but my mom said no, that was in Manzanar. So I do remember that. But otherwise, all my recollection is Tule Lake.

SY: And the, when you say the whole family, it was all of your mother's uncles and, I mean sisters and brothers, and grandparents on your mother's side, and then just your father, your father by himself, basically, on your father's side, right?

NG: Right.

SY: And did they, they must have lived in the same area when they moved back to --

NG: They must, well yes, we were, the Hamamoto family?

SY: Uh-huh.

NG: Yeah, they were all living pretty close, so they all went together. They were all...

SY: And do you know if they, did they tell you if they went to assembly, an assembly center first?

NG: I don't think we did.

SY: Went directly to Manzanar.

NG: Yeah, maybe, we were the earlier ones maybe.

SY: But, yeah, you're really not sure 'cause...

NG: No, they never talked about an assembly center, so I don't know. And she never wrote about it in here either, so I think we went straight to camp, or to Manzanar.

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