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MH: Did you speak English in your home?

KK: No.

MH: How about with your brothers and sisters?

KK: That was English but spoke Japanese with the folks.

MH: Did you attend Japanese school?

KK: I did.

MH: Where did you attend Japanese school?

KK: Montavilla, Oregon.

MH: And how come in Montavilla and not in Gresham?

KK: That was the only one that was available at that time.

MH: Was there a Japanese school later on?

KK: Yeah, there was.

MH: And where was that?

KK: Gresham.

MH: In Gresham. And what was it called?

KK: Not Gresham. Gresham Japanese School, I guess.

MH: It was in the, Gresham/Troutdale Hall they called it. Were there other things that you did besides go to Japanese school and regular school?

KK: No.

MH: No? Did they offer judo or kendo?

KK: There was judo at Montavilla, Montavilla Japanese School, kendo at Gresham Japanese School.

MH: Did you ever go to any tournament?

KK: I went to Seattle for kendo tournament.

MH: And who took you there?

KK: I went on a bus.

MH: You went on the bus. What happened to this GT Hall?

KK: GT Hall was, it was a fire hazard, so they had to tear it down.

MH: And when was that?

KK: I don't remember.

MH: You don't remember. Maybe about twenty years ago. Did they own the building?

KK: Yeah.

MH: Your father was quite prominent in Gresham. He held an office with the GT Nikkeijinkai. What was that?

KK: Japanese, group of Japanese Issei.

MH: And he was the treasurer?

KK: He was the treasurer at that time.

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