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KL: Did (you) want to come back to the U.S.?

KO: No. I tell my mom I don't want to go U.S. I don't speak English, so let me stay. But I'm trouble, so Jiichan said, "You stay here, you cause your trouble."

KL: What about your dad? Did he want to come back to the U.S.?

KO: Yeah.

KL: When do you think he started to want to come back to the U.S.?

KO: I guess working an interpreter, all the American soldiers.

KL: Yeah, you told us --

KO: Used to bring home the jeep, all the GIs, I never seen black man or Hindu people, you know, the funny hat. Wow, gee. But they're all nice people, real nice. I didn't know candy, chocolate.

KL: You liked that?

KO: I love it. My dad, the GI people bring it home, cake and stuff. So I ate good food. Those Japanese people didn't eat, but my dad bring home.

KL: When did your dad get that job?

KO: I think as soon as back to Japan, maybe five years later, got a job.

KL: Was it hard to get that job because of the "no-no" answer?

KO: No. He was just so, he speak English, Japanese, so no problem.

KL: How long did he have that job?

KO: 'Til coming back here.

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