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HH: Today is October 23rd, Sunday afternoon, and we are recording this session today in Medford Lees, New Jersey. Good afternoon. What is your full name?

KI: My full name is Ken Roger Inagaki.

HH: And the name of your spouse?

KI: My name of my spouse is Jane Inagaki.

HH: How many siblings, brothers and sisters, do you have?

KI: I have four brothers, no sisters.

HH: And who are they?

KI: My brothers are Warren, Ryan, Douglas and Randall.

HH: Okay. And that family, what's the order of birth as far as you're concerned? Where did you fall in?

KI: I was the oldest. I'm the oldest in the family.

HH: I see. And where were you born?

KI: I was born in Seattle, Washington.

HH: And when were you born? What is your present age?

KI: My present age is fifty-four. I was born January 3, 1940.

HH: 1940, okay. You were born in... what's the name of the town that you were born in?

KI: I was born in Seattle.

HH: Seattle.

KI: Washington, right.

HH: Is that where you lived, too?

KI: We lived there for two years until we were relocated.

HH: Okay. So then you're working, you're living in Seattle, and then you relocated from the city of Seattle to one of the relocation centers.

KI: Right. We relocated to Puyallup, and then from Puyallup we were interned at Minidoka.

HH: As you remember it, what was the city of Seattle like at that time in your life? This is at the outbreak of World War II.

KI: Right. I really don't remember what the city of Seattle was like. My memories are really from the period of time that I was in camp. I really don't even remember the reception center at Puyallup. I have very limited memories, no memories, really, of Puyallup or Seattle.

HH: And you were how old at that time?

KI: Two years old.

HH: Okay. What kind of occupation did members of your family have, your parents have at that time?

KI: My father's occupation was he worked for a bank. I'm not really sure exactly what he did in the bank, I think he may have been like a head teller in the bank. And my mother was at home. She was actually taking care of my father's younger brothers and sisters at the time that they first got married. They lived at home with my mother and father.

HH: So your family was actually larger than just your parents and you.

KI: Yes. It consisted primarily of the younger brothers and sisters, my father's brothers and sisters.

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