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MN: Henry, I'm gonna ask you a few questions about the JACL now.

HF: Go ahead.

MN: Were you a JACL member before the war?

HF: Yes.

MN: What did you think about the JACL and their activities?

HF: Well, the JACL was the only organization that represented the Japanese. I was impressed with it. I was in the Santa Monica district chapter when war broke out.

MN: And George Inagaki was the best man at your wedding.

HF: Yes.

MN: How did you meet him?

HF: Oh, I met him at a JACL meeting.

MN: And he was also president of his chapter.

HF: Yes. That was formed later, yeah.

MN: Were you friends with people like Mike and Joe Masaoka?

HF: Yes. Joe and I were very good friends.

MN: Did they come over to your house?

HF: Oh, yeah, they came often.

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