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TI: And so let's talk about your father.

HT: My father.

TI: So what did your, first, what was your father's name?

HT: Chonen. Chonen, that's Buddhist name. C-H-O-N-E-N, and his middle name was Hoko, H-O-K-O. I think that's all given to him by the church, name.

TI: And is there a meaning to that?

HT: I don't know. I never, I didn't ask too much question when I was small. [Laughs]

TI: And so tell me about your father. What did he do?

HT: My father?

TI: Yeah, so what was his occupation?

HT: He was a Buddhist minister.

TI: And was this all Jodo Shinshu?

HT: I guess it would be, yes. But, of course, you got to remember now, I was only four or five years old, so I don't know too much about it. First time I came to America was 1930... is it '32 or '33? And we went to Walnut Grove, California.

TI: And before we go there, can you, is that the first time your father...

HT: Brought me.

TI: Brought you. Do you know if your father had been to United States before that?

HT: I'm sorry, but I don't know. I never asked him. I guess, I suppose he has, but he never mentioned it.

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