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Early Lives
Yuk lived on a farm, and she lived in the city of Seattle and then in Los Angeles. Yuk’s family visited relatives in Japan, and his passport photo showed all the siblings. -
Rui Kira is born in Seattle, WA
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Rui and Yukio meet
When Americans of Japanese descent were sent to internment camps, Rui and Yuk met at the Santa Anita racetrack Assembly Center where their families lived in adjacent horse stalls. Rui became friends with Yukio's sisters and soon tired of the Western music Yukio always played. -
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Separated
His family was sent to the internment camp at Heart Mountain, WY, and hers was sent to Gila River, AZ, but Rui kept in touch with Yuk’s sisters.