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RP: Part of the Maryknoll church included the orphanage. Did the church maintain connections with those orphans who were sent to the euphemistically referred to "Children's Village" in camp? Did you firstly make visits to see the kids there?

MI: No, I never did go to there. But Maryknolls there was a seventy-fifth anniversary book. That's the one I wanted to show you and I can't seem to locate it. I don't know where I put it or I loaned it to somebody. Mentioned about the Children's Village and how many came from Maryknoll. Well, I know a couple of them who were there, and they're out. In fact, I got a call from one of them just the other day. And apparently the nuns took good care of them.

RP: So the nuns would, would kind of watch over them a little bit?

MI: Yeah, yeah. See, that was the thing about Maryknoll. Maryknoll keeps coming back. But even when we came out of camp, you know where the safest place was? Maryknoll. That was where you knew if you went there you felt like you were at home, and you didn't have to worry about any discrimination or somebody getting obnoxious with you by using different kind of terminology. It was a good, safe, friendly place. So there's a group picture of all the returnees that was taken at Maryknoll. That's what I wanted to show you. Maybe if I could locate that I'll send that to you.

RP: That's be nice.

MI: Okay.

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