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JS: So your uncle was in Sacramento, and tell us about the name Aki. Earlier you were telling me what that represents.

SK: Well, Aki stands for Aki-gun, which is... what is it, county? One of the areas where they came from. That's where the name Aki came from.

JS: So your uncle started Aki store in Sacramento, and then moved to Fresno, opened the store about --

SK: No, not my uncle, but his uncle.

JS: Oh, his uncle.

SK: Yeah. So...

JS: Oh, I see. Your great-uncle.

SK: Yeah. I mean, my grandfather's younger brother. He came to Sacramento, and the day, I mean, I wondered where the name came from, but I didn't ask around when I was a little kid or child. He, all the Aki you hear about is from Aki-gun in Japan where they came from. So that's how it started, although we did have family by the name of Aki, their background, but their actual name was Aki.

JS: So your uncle, your great uncle, started the business in Sacramento, and then your father's older brother came to work for him.

SK: Well, he was in Sacramento, I'm sure. He came to California, I don't know when. But anyway, he sort of separated, then came down to Fresno.

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