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National Geographic, October, 1964 "My name is Ken Kodama," he replied. "I am of Japanese extraction, but born in the United States, and so is my wife. We have four children; the oldest is 12. My father came from Japan when he was 18 and worked in sawmills and later owned a greenhouse." "You were here during the war?" I asked. "We were relocated in a camp with 15,000 people at Tule Lake in California. We were there a year and a half. "In a war you never know who is who," Mr. Kodama added philosophically. "Even a brother may turn against his brother. I do not blame our (overnment. They had to take that action to bring peace soon." Ken Kodama gave me $5 worth of gas and a $10 cash loan. I repaid him the next day when the money order came through. My experience with Ken Kodama made me recall boyhood advice given by my father. "Remember," he instructed me, "how won derful generosity is, for it binds two people in affectionate esteem." One foggy evening in Seattle, giving no thought to the weather, I went to a drive-in movie. The ticket seller, from his seat in the booth, called out, "Why one ticket? Where is your girl friend?" "I am alone," I said. He did not believe me and came out and looked into the car. He shook his head, say ing, "What do you want to go in for without a girl? You can hardly see the screen in this weather. Well, if you can't see the movie, come back and I'll refund your money." I drove in. The lot was half full. But the image from the projector never reached the screen in the fog. The couples in the cars did not care. I went back to the ticket booth. The man refunded my money, saying, "Well, don't sav I didn't warn you." "Maharaja" Expected to Tip Lavishly Visiting Hollywood, California, I drove over to a hotel in Beverly Hills to pick up a letter that a friend had said he would leave 580
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