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Show OHI Jun Kuramada 8-24-84 sl:3 SF She wrote poetry? JK OH, yes, she wrote for - if we could scrounge around alittle bit we could find someof her writings. And, I think some of the elder people in the Japanese Christian Church would attest to her writing capabilities. And she was considered a very good writer. And of course, I think that - in hermind, ah, of course after we started to grow up, why, of course there - I have two brothers, one older and one younger, see. And at the time, even though we were in high school, and we were in a community - Well, we were livingin Ogden at the time, and it was her determination that - that at the time that my older brother finished high school, we'd haveto giveup the business there and move into an area where it was closer to colleges. And so we moved from there to Salt Lake, so we wouldbe close enough to the University. Ah, and - it was just one of those things that she felt that we all hadto have an education, a college education. And - even as a poor fahter, like my father was, he was able to send all three of us to college in the early 30s. Which was- it's quite a feat in itself. And we provided no outside income for ourselves. And he provided the entire funds for us to go to college. Now, I don't know of any family that- well, those that had maybeme child or two children were able to do it. Those who were in the citj were able to do it. Very few of them were able to. But some of them did. But of the farming groups, ah, we were probably the only farm group family that attended college. And --'::1ike Shake Ushio, at the time, now, they had three in their family. Andhe was theonly |
