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DC: This is an interview with Evelyn Togami, Mary Matsubara and Charlie Matsubara, all second generation Japanese Americans who live in New Mexico. This interview is taking place at Van Citters Historic Preservation on Monday, May 28, 2012, at 10:00 am. My name is Danielle Corcoran and I'm conducting the interview as part of the New Mexico Japanese American Citizens League's project on Japanese experiences in New Mexico during World War II. To get started, could each of you please say your name and spell your last name for us?

ET: Evelyn Togami, T-O-G-A-M-I is my last name.

DC: Thank you.

MM: Mary Matsubara, M-A-T-S-U-B-A-R-A, Matsubara.

DC: Thank you.

CM: Charlie Matsubara, M-A-T-S-U-B-A-R-A.

DC: Thank you. And could you each tell us when and where you were born and where you live now?

ET: I was born December 9, 1920. I was born here in Albuquerque and now I live in Los Lunas, New Mexico.

MM: I was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I live in the north valley in Albuquerque.

DC: What year were you born?

MM: Huh?

DC: What year were you born?

MM: Oh, I wasn't going to tell you. [Laughs] 01/03/22.

DC: Okay. And Charlie?

CM: I'm Charlie Matsubara. I was born as Saburo Matsubara, June 3, 1920, in San Francisco, California. And now I live in Albuquerque.

DC: I see. You said 1920, right?

CM: Yes.

DC: Okay, in San Francisco. Thank you. And can you tell us how you're all related to each other?

ET: Mary and I are sisters. And he's my brother-in-law.

MM: He's my husband.

DC: Good, thank you, okay.

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