<Begin Segment 8>

RP: Speaking of parties, some of the prefectures had their picnics every year. Wakayama, many, many immigrants from Wakayama settled in the Terminal Island area.

RM: Yeah.

RP: And so did your father have connections with...

RM: He knew a few of them down there, yes. In fact, he knew 'em in Manzanar. Mr. Tani, I remember Mr. Tani, nice jovial man.

RP: Tani?

RM: Tani.

RP: T-A-N-I?

RM: He was a very helpful. They, if one of the other guys got in trouble with the dojo or something happened, he was there and tried to fix it.

RP: Do you remember going to any of the picnics for... the prefectural picnics?

RM: No, I don't remember. I was too young. After the war, yes.

RP: They continued after the war?

RM: Yeah, there was local picnics we had, too. The center had a picnic every year.

RP: In San Fernando?

RM: Uh-huh. The same thing. It's racing, food, and things like that, entertainment.

<End Segment 8> - Copyright © 2009 Manzanar National Historic Site and Densho. All Rights Reserved.