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TI: At Jerome, I know your mother became ill. Can you talk about that and what happened?

RN: Well, she died in the camp. And they brought her remains back. Didn't have her name, it just said, on the top, and on a white paper, said, "Jap woman." That's all it said.

TI: And who wrote that?

RN: Oh, mortuary, I guess, wrote that: "Jap woman."

TI: And when you saw that, how did that make you feel?

RN: I felt like they have no respect for any Japanese, even after you're dead, you know. All it said was "Jap woman" on a white piece of paper.

TI: And in camp, was there a service for her? Did they have a service?

RN: Uh-huh.

TI: Can you describe the service that they held for your mother?

RN: Well, each one had their own church service.

KN: Was there a lot of people that came, Mom?

RN: Oh, yeah.

KN: Was it sad? Was it... how would you feel about it? How did Dad take it?

RN: Dad was bitter about everything.

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