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RP: And so where do you live now?

JN: I live in the same house in Long Island.

RP: In Long Island. Now, is there, are you active in the Japanese American community in New York?

JN: I am active. I am on the board of the Memorial Foundation in Washington, and also I'm on the Board of (Governors) of the Museum.

RP: The Japanese American National Museum?

JN: Yes, in Los Angeles, right. And I'm with the Memorial Foundation; I was on the executive committee. I resigned in June when I found out I had a heart murmur, which became a stenotic aortic valve (that I elected to replace). So I figured, well, at age seventy-seven, maybe I better hang it up. Although I'm still very, very wanting to get involved. But I travel a lot, for the last twenty-one years until Susan, my wife, died four years ago, we traveled all over the world, and it's been a good retirement for me.

RP: How long have you been involved with the Board of (Governors) on the Museum? Were you one of the first people?

JN: Oh, no. About ten years maybe. Nine years, ten years.

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