Densho Digital Archive - George Hiromoto Interview (denshovh-hgeorge

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DG: So what happened to the language school during World War II? Was it used to store things?

GH: Oh, it was vacant. Language school was just opened, if they wanted to use, they could ask us, but, of course, Clarksburg has its own church.

DG: So do you remember when the language school started to be used again after the war?

GH: After the war? Yeah.

DG: Was it shortly after or did it take a while?

GH: Well, it took a while, and then soon as we get the teacher, then our son Steven, they came to school here.

Off camera: Yeah, that was Howard's sister, she was a teacher.

JS: That was in the '50s?

GH: Yeah, '50s and '60s.

DG: And were there still community events at the Gakuen?

Off camera: No.

GH: There were what?

DG: Were there still community events at the Gakuen or was it just classes?

GH: Yeah, there were some. We had a Holland Doshi Kai, Holland Doshi Kai is a Holland Association, and we had a club there, so we used to get together sometimes for party, and go places. That's all Clarksburg people, so it was good.

DG: And you'd meet at the language school.

GH: Yeah.

DG: How often?

GH: Oh, whenever we'd decide to have. We didn't have a special time. But we did have a group getting together and go places. We'd rent the bus and then go places. We'd even go to San Francisco, like Alcatraz. [Laughs]