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Tulelake Colony [Tule Lake Relocation Center]
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Taketa, Ruby, "Ruby Taketa Autobiography, n. d." (2020). Guy and Marguerite Cook Nisei Collection. 100.
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My autobiography
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Ruby Taketa
I am born at Kent Oct. [October] 12,1927. When I was 2 years old my mother took me to Japan. I stay with my grandmother. When I was 6 years old I started Japanese school. I went up to fourth grade. My mother want me to go back to my own country so my mother and I rode the big ship and left the Japan. The ships name was N.Y.K. lines.
We took about 3 weeks to get back to America.
We came back August 14,1934. Before we went back to are [our] own home my father took us for a ride. It was about 1 P.M. there I saw [beautiful] town I ever seen before people walking around with [beautiful] dresses on. I thought I am going
to stay from now on so I was enjoying my selves.
At six o’clock we went home. I stay home about one week, and I started O’Brien school. First one week I didn’t know anything what teacher said. My first & second grade teacher was Miss [Doly] and 3 grade teacher was Miss [Arther] she was very kind and nice.
We was a farmer about three years but my father said, “our farmer is small for one family,” so we move to Auburn after [Mr. Taki] use to live. We moved at August 11,1938.
I started Auburn Grade school. My row [home] room teacher was Miss [Herald] &
my fifth grade teacher Mr. [Backs] he was very nice teacher but when year pass he moved to another school, sixth grade teacher was Miss [Erson].
I finished grade school and year pass now I am in the Junior High.
Now my row [home] room teacher is Mr. [Brodineke] he is very nice to us now we have language, music, spelling in his room. I think Junior High school is much easier then Grade school.
If I finish school I might go sewing school and list of the time I am going to help my father.
When I grow up I might be a farmer. I like to work very much.