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My grandmother could not speak English when she came to America, and she did not own a car. So her neighbors had to drive her and explain things that were new to her.

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In my interview with my grandmother, she said that everyone who knew she was leaving was very sad. So while the country was not affected, the family was. When my grandmother was leaving on the train, her grandmother, my great-great-grandmother, cried a lot. Then she gave my grandma money, just in case my grandma was not happy in America, and wanted to come back to Japan

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There is a system in Japan called omiai, which is when the parents of a young lady set her up with men that would be okay for her to marry. It's a matchmaking system, but my grandmother would not have been allowed to marry Leon if they stayed in Japan.

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My grandfather, Leon Savitt went to Japan so he could see more of the world. He met my grandma, who was a college student at the time, and they started dating.

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My grandmother emigrated from Japan in 1965, when she was 25 years old. She was living with her mother, father and 5 siblings in Shimada, Japan.