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TI: So where did the family assemble?

NH: Well, we assembled in Berkeley, we assembled at the Congregational Church on Dana, which is still standing. And in front of there, we all assembled in front, along the sidewalk, and the Greyhound buses were already there. So we got on the Greyhound buses and went across the bridge and went to Tanforan.

TI: And as people were waiting for those Greyhound buses, can you describe what the mood was like? Were people...

NH: Oh, we were just, "Let's stick together everybody, stick together everybody." They were saying, "Don't wander off too far." That's the most frequent message that I heard, 'course, the parents, I guess, would be afraid of being separated from their kids. "We have to stay together," okay, we'll stay together. And, "Grab hold of your bag, keep hold of it." That's what I kept hearing.

TI: How about, like, non-Japanese Americans? Were they there watching or saying goodbye to people?

NH: I don't know. I don't think so. Maybe they were, but I don't recall.

TI: So you're on the buses, and then you're taken to Tanforan, you said.

NH: Yeah.

TI: So how long was the bus ride, do you remember?

NH: I don't know. It couldn't have been very long.

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