Interviews with Japanese in Utah: Nobuzo Endo

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Nobuzo Endo 2-7-84 s1:3 SF What did you call him? NE Well, I don't remember too much about my grandfather because I was so young. SF What about your mother's brother. What did you call him? NE I don't recall too much of him. But my father's brother. SF That's who I mean. NE We call Uncle. SF You call him Uncle. NE In English. In Japanese it's Ogisan • {Does not spell} SF OK. When you lived there, was that customary. Did lots of people do this? NE Well, that's only limited to people who came to the United States and wants to send the children back to Japan. It's more like we that's the way they do it. Mostthe closest relative takes care of the children. SF But there were three boys in the family that went back to Japan. That's alot of children for somebody to-- NE Somebody to take care, that's right· SF Did your father send money to Japan. ;, NE Oh, yes. Ahuh. Oh, yes. SF Did you have to write letters to your father and your mother? NE Oh, once in a while. But, you know when you're in that age, young age, we have alot of things to do. We ~ve a friend , play with each other. Just likeover here. SF What did 9ur house look like there? NE House? Well, house is quite a bit different in Japan. Ah,