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HH: Today is Saturday, August 27th, the time now is five minutes after one, and I'd like to ask you your full name.

MW: What is my full name?

HH: Yes.

MW: My full name is Mary Ishimoto Watanabe.

HH: I see. And the name of your spouse?

MW: The name of my spouse is Warren Isami Watanabe.

HH: Okay. Do you have any siblings?

MW: Do I have any siblings? I have an older brother and a younger sister.

HH: So you're in the middle?

MW: I am in the middle.

HH: And let's see. In what city or town were you born?

MW: What city or town was I born? I was born in San Jose, California.

HH: I see. And what year was that?

MW: What year was that? 1920.

HH: 1920.

MW: September 29th.

HH: Okay. The name of your parents?

MW: What is the name of my parents? My father, Sataro Nishimoto, my mother, Umeyo Takeda Nishimoto.

HH: And they were born?

MW: They were born in Japan.

HH: And do you remember what prefecture or...

MW: What prefecture were they born in? Hiroshima.

HH: Okay. You said that you were born in San Jose, California. Is that where you were reared, in San Jose?

MW: You asked whether I was reared in San Jose where I was born. I was born in San Jose. My family was actually living in Cupertino, so I spent my early years through high school in Cupertino, California.

HH: Okay, I see. So you went through high school in Cupertino?

MW: Yes. Cupertino and Sunnyvale, California, yes.

HH: And you went to school beyond high school?

MW: Did I go to school beyond high school? Yes, I did. You want me to tell you?

HH: Yes.

MW: I went to San Jose State college in San Jose, California. Then after that, I went to Radcliffe College, Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass. Then after we came to Philadelphia, I also did some study in Asian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.

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