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PW: And then your husband started the Mikado Store. Could you tell me about that?

KW: That one? Let me see now. That's Regina, Mr. and Mrs... name, what called? Store name.

PW: Silkalina?

KW: Silkalina, then he quit, then he owned business in Saskatoon.

PW: And that was, I understand, in 1933?

KW: '33?

PW: Yes. And so what kind of business was that?

KW: Well, most that time imported to Japan, dinner set or chinaware. And tablecloth or something like that. Then after gradually carry, oh, we carried that blouse or housecoat or that kind of stuff, underwear. Yeah, then after just George started more, all fabric store.

PW: Your husband, I understand, had a stroke, and then, but he got better. And how was, how did you, how did you deal with that?

KW: Well, that's, you know, he can't walk, so I, every day put in the carriage? What call?

PW: Wheelchair?

KW: Wheelchair. Put there every day, take outside.

PW: When you were in Saskatoon in the early part, after you moved from Regina, did you feel a lot of prejudice against Japanese, or not? You know, were people mean to you or anything like that?

KW: Oh, no, no.

PW: You didn't, you didn't have too much trouble?

KW: I not much go out, much, most, kids were small, but neighbor people really nice to me, so I didn't used to...

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