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MN: This is in Santa Monica, and about, is it, were we talking about 1925 that you moved to Santa Monica on Marine Street?

HF: What about Santa Monica?

MN: On Marine? Your father leased five acres on Marine?

HF: Yes.

MN: Is this about 1925?

HF: Yeah, around there.

MN: And you started Santa Monica High School when you moved there, is that correct?

HF: Yes.

MN: And is this also when you started to go to Santa Monica Japanese language school?

HF: Yes.

MN: And you went every day after regular school?

HF: Yes.

MN: On Saturdays, you took kendo for about a year with Yoshizumi-sensei?

HF: Yes.

MN: And you think he may also taught at Daini Gakuen?

HF: Yes.

MN: Your Japanese school teacher was a USC student who was also the bus driver.

HF: That was another one.

MN: Oh, that was a different Japanese school.

HF: Yeah.

MN: Which Japanese school was this at?

HF: It's the same Japanese school.

MN: Oh, but a different teacher.

HF: Yeah.

MN: Okay. And you were also working at a vegetable market stand to help the family on the weekends and summers?

HF: Yes.

MN: Your hours were from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.?

HF: Yeah, it was a long day.

MN: And then you graduated from Santa Monica High School in 1931?

HF: Yes.

MN: Okay.

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