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FC: Who was Min Yasui? Why, what did you admire him?

YK: Min Yasui challenged the government on the legality of the curfew law by violating that law and establishing a test case. I felt that we were doing pretty much the same thing.

FA: And how did you feel when he came to you and tried to talk you out of your own test case, your own protest?

YK: I was rather confused as to where his position really was. I didn't know whether this was somebody I could trust or not. So I had these mixed emotions about it. However, in the course of our interview, it became quite apparent what his purpose was and I lost respect for the person.

FA: What did Min Yasui do to make you lose respect for him?

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YK: His line of questioning made it quite apparent that he didn't approve of what we were doing, that we were making a terrible mistake, and at the same time, not only for our own sake, but at the same time, doing a great disservice to our own community

FA: Well, this is a man who you respected, you admired, and he's telling you you're making a big mistake. You must have listened to him.

YK: Well, this is why I was confused. I didn't see that much difference in what he was doing, or what he had done in challenging a law which he thought was unjustified and we were essentially doing the same thing.

FA: What offer did Min Yasui make to you in his interview?

YK: I don't know whether it came directly from Min Yasui or between Min Yasui and Joe Grant Masaoka. But they suggested that they would speak to the authorities and see to it that our offense was cancelled out and that we would be reinstated and, if we would give up our position.

FA: And Yosh, how did you feel about that?

YK: There was no way that we, that I would change my mind.

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