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TI: So you were born in 1926 in Portland, Oregon, so your dad was in Portland.

JU: Right.

TI: Let's talk about your siblings. You had seven sisters.

JU: Right. [Laughs]

TI: So I'm going to put you on the spot and see if you can name all seven of them.

JU: Well, Lillian, Margaret, Frances, Ethel, Grace...

TI: And you came next.

JU: I came next, then there's Elizabeth and Hannah.

TI: Very good. I put you on the spot.

JU: [Laughs] And if you'd asked me all their Japanese names, I could do that, too, but I don't.

TI: Well, in general, were you, the name given to you at birth, was it Joseph Norio Uemura?

JU: Uh-huh.

TI: And so you were given an English name.

JU: Everybody had an English name and everybody had a Japanese name, yeah. That's right. And so it was Lillian Sumiko, Margaret Aiko, Frances Hisako, Ethel... sorry, Frances Michiko, Ethel Hisako, Grace Taeko, Elizabeth Yayoi and Hannah Kiyo.

TI: Very good.

JU: I had to think twice. I hiccupped twice, didn't I? So it wasn't perfect. [Laughs]

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