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RP: You said that she was trained as a midwife in Japan and she, that was... how much did she work at that profession when she came to the United States?

BF: Well, she helped other Japanese families when it came time for the birth, probably even before that. I'm sure she, she helped and delivered a lot of, lot of little, little kids, within that community.

RP: The Yuba, Yuba City, Marysville...

BF: Yeah, Marysville. And then later on Yuba City, but primarily Marysville.

RP: Did she, did she continue that after she began raising a family? Would she also occasionally do midwife work throughout her life?

BF: No, it... I think... she suffered a stroke in, in the camp and that ended it.

RP: Did you have medical facilities in your community?

BF: In the where?

RP: Did you have medical facilities available in the community that you grew up in?

BF: In the community?

RP: Yeah.

BF: You know I don't remember going to the doctor or, or a hospital.

RP: Maybe doctors would come to you?

BF: Yeah, well... there must have been doctors and hospitals because I was told that one of my brothers was, had an illness and I don't know whether they had to go to Sacramento or where to get, get hospitalized. So I don't know much about health facilities at that time.

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