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Title: Ruth Sasaki Interview
Narrator: Ruth Sasaki
Interviewer: Tom Ikeda
Location: Ontario, Oregon
Date: April 22, 2014
Densho ID: denshovh-sruth-01-0019

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TI: And at this point, what are your brothers doing?

RS: My brothers?

TI: Yeah, where are your brothers right now? So this is late '40s, after the war, like your brothers.

RS: Well, they... well, two of my brothers joined the service. And then my youngest brother, he lives in San Jose. And so him and I, we're the only ones left.

TI: Okay, so Jim and Roy joined the service? Is this now during the Korean conflict, or occupation?

RS: No, that's a big... because they didn't have to go overseas or anything.

TI: Oh, okay.

RS: Yeah. But, see, they died, both of 'em passed away with cancer. This is after, after a while.

TI: And so you're left back at the house with Tad, you and Tad.

RS: Yeah.

TI: And so Tad is still at the house going to school at this time?

RS: Yeah. I can't remember how old he is, but he's my youngest brother.

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