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RP: You said early on in our interview that your mom was a citizen and she lost her citizenship when she married your father.

RM: Right.

RP: And did they both, did your father become a citizen and...

RM: [Nods] Both same time.

RP: Same time?

RM: [Nods]

RP: Was that shortly after they came out of camp? I think 1952 was the first year.

RM: Yeah, something like that. When they had the citizenship schools and stuff like that.

RP: They went to a school?

RM: Yeah, well, they had to go to school and what the heck is was supposed to be about.

RP: Uh-huh. Did you attend the ceremony for their...

RM: No, it was private, I guess downtown or something like that. We had to work.

RP: How did they feel about that?

RM: About citizenship? I think it should be pushed more. It's getting better because I guess if you go to war and serve two years or so you can get a citizenship, right?

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