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KL: You mentioned, or we were talking outside about the Nagatomi family. What do you remember about Reverend Nagatomi or other members of his family in Manzanar, even just like a personality sketch.

GM: He was very friendly, but very respected, naturally. I was not afraid of (him), but I remember he was a reverend, so we respected that. I don't know if the daughter, who's my age, is still around or not. He had a daughter my age, I remember that. I think her name was Fudeko. In fact, there was a book that I purchased in Manzanar when I went up there, it was a book that involved her. She lived...

KL: It's the oldest one. So her English name was Dee, and she was a teacher?

GM: Yes, yes.

KL: And in later years she connected with Joanne Busby who grew up in Independence, who's Caucasian.

GM: Something like that.

KL: Is that the one, it's a little pamphlet?

GM: Yeah, yeah.

KL: Yeah, so I know her, or of her. She died several years ago.

GM: Oh, okay.

KL: But I always heard her referred to as Dee.

GM: Okay.

KL: But she was a classmate of yours?

GM: No, not a classmate, but I just knew her because were family friends.

KL: What do you recall about what she was like?

GM: I have to admit, I had a crush on her. But we didn't speak much, we were real close family friends. But you're right, I do remember now one other sibling she had. I don't even remember Mrs. Nagatomi, what she looked like. I remember Reverend Nagatomi. In fact, I was looking through the pictures last night, I should have brought that, there was one picture of the Reverend. But other than that, my parents knew them well.

KL: Who else do you remember from Manzanar, that was either a good friend of yours or your folks, or kind of a leader? What other people stick out? I know you know Archie Miyatake.

GM: Well, he became a relative, yeah.

KL: What do you remember about him in Manzanar?

GM: You know, I never really saw him that much. Except for school, we'd get up in the morning and we were off and running, playing. But I do remember, I remember Archie, I remember his brother, Bobby, the other brother, and Mr. Miyatake.

KL: What about Toyo? What do you recall of him?

GM: I learned more about him after the war ended, you know, they started publishing his photos. I wasn't even aware that Ansel Adams visited Manzanar, except through this book, I read where he visited Manzanar and he knew Mr. Miyatake.

KL: You mentioned Dr. Carter, that she had a good reputation among people?

GM: Yes.

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