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RP: Tell us a little bit about the rest of your family at Tule Lake.

FY: At Tule Lake?

RP: What happened when that became a segregation center? Did they transfer, did they transfer to another camp?

FY: Yes. I think my mother, I think, went to Amache until she came back to Sacramento. And my brother was very young then, and so he came back to Sacramento, went to dental school, and established a practice in Sacramento.

RP: And your father?

FY: My father passed away.

RP: After Tule Lake, or during?

FY: Shortly after Tule Lake, he passed away.

RP: Did you think, what did you feel about the care that he received in the camp?

FY: In camp?

RP: Yes. Do you think it was adequate?

FY: Oh, yes. I have no complaint whatsoever. Some people used to complain about food and all that, but when you're young, anything tastes good. I had no complaint about food.

RP: Your other brother in Chicago who established a dentistry practice there, did he remain in Chicago, too?

FY: Yes, he did, and then he had two sons, and they're both dentists now.

RP: In Chicago?

FY: Yes. One is teaching at University of Illinois.

RP: Tell us about your reaction to the Civil Liberties Act that passed in 1988, signed by President Reagan at the time issuing an apology and a reparations payment.

FY: Yes, uh-huh. I received, how much was it?

RP: Twenty thousand dollars?

FY: Yeah, that's right.

RP: How did you feel when you saw that letter?

FY: Yes, I felt as though, well, see, it all turned out okay.

KP: That's what your father had said.

FY: Yes, uh-huh.

RP: How do you think the camp affected your family relationships?

FY: Oh, we were very close.

RP: Did it bring you closer?

FY: Yes, uh-huh.

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