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RP: Another question about your time in Japan, did you run across other people other than your own family who were in a similar situation, and returned with parents from the United States? And did you form any bonds with, with those people as you went through life there?

GK: I think when, when I went to Roosevelt, we had quite a few that had come back and a similar background. So I do have some friends that had similar background. And most of my cousins are that way, 'cause we lived together in Japan. But they came back early enough, they become native American. They speak native language, I mean, fluent English and all that. So a little bit different. But most, most of the people, main thing's lifestyle like I do. They speak Japanese at home, and their kids are more, all English-speaking, and their friends are Japanese-speaking. And I guess when we go to work, it's all English, and they have American friends, too, in their work environment. So it's...

RP: Socially...

GK: Social, day to day, I think comfort level is more Japanese than English, I'm sure.

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