Topaz Oral History Project miscellaneous interviews: Paul E. Bell material (1980s)

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12 11 h ugh m e r Topaz I of reoidents: the a 1 ti on and s d that permitted basketball players t i t.ary 0 float from the outer edge of the e ... to lay all p ove h_ rim befor landing; the outstaJding musi · he kite ; th craft~manship that produced greasewood scr lumb r f r iture, rolled and varnished "wicker" type ora i n , shell fl wer je eJry, bonsai trees, rock gardens, water colors n· needlework; the tolerance for home-made s ke and bingo; hat I ha e been s ying is that Topaz was a rich, rich and ~~al experience for m~ during which time a ~ for Japanese culture and tradition, and especially :·ou as classmates. That respect has led to some frustrations since Topaz. Initially, I e had been Lewis and another chance meeting at Fisherman's Wharf) until our reunions. I didn't Sciences Buildir.g at C 1 because I was afraid of embarrassing him. I was jn my ..:; just following my discharge from the ArrrJ. However, my when my st den , a cer ter on the Penn State football team, brought gre ·t ' ngs from Sam J ·aso who had _aped his ankles at a bowl game. Alttough the so n of the Jap nese language is now41~~~~~k -- -- ·-··---- over the u.s., London, Ecuador, Rio and Johannesburg have nothing