The Shrine is right off of the [University of Southern California] campus, that's where I was elevated to become a Shriner, if you want to call that elevation. Well, here's the cute part of this story. Now, going back to ...it ties into restrictive covenants again indirectly.

May I say this, when I went to see Dr. Merrill, one of the persons of the two that sued me, Dr. Kim, to remove my body from the house. One rainy night, I went across the street and I said "I'm Dr. Kim," and he said, "Yes, I've seen you." "Why is it Dr. Merrill that...I see you've got a tuxedo on, uh, where are you going?" Clear, this is just talking. "I'm going to the Shrine meeting tonight." I said, "Well, meet your brother Shriner. Me." (He) couldn't believe it, (he) said "Oh, really." Then, I said, "Why are you suing me to get out of my house, that's what I came over for. I'm asking you face-to-face, why are you getting me out?"

Well, I'll tell you. I'm going to tell you the truth. And, here's his exact words: "I like you.." He's patronizing me. "I like you, but if you move in here and stay in here, all the niggers and the kikes -- those are the words -- will move in. That's why I have to sue you to get out."

I said, "Is that so? Then I will see you in court!" Forthwith, I quit the Shrine. If these hypocrites like that -- a brother Shriner! The only Korean Shriner at that time; and going across the street to meet a brother "Nobo,"

I saw some friends that have a Shriner ring, I say "Hello Nobo." "Oh, are you a Shriner?" I say, "Of course." So, it's just some of the peculiarities or what not in living, I guess you might call it, that can happen to you. These are the things that are fixed in my mind because they relate to some horrible things that people can do.

He was patronizing me, I knew that.. "Oh, I like you." Well, I told him "I don't like you!" I mean, what's that got to do with anything, "I like you," he's patronizing me. You're okay, but if you stay, the niggers and the kikes will move in... So, back to that comes the racial issue again that we talked about earlier. Shades of that creeps in all the time. They, under the cloak of acceptance...that's not the word, uh, that we still like you and on the underhand we really don't...we tolerate you. They tolerate you, they don't accept you. Well, then there's a cute story if I could throw this in, you can do whatever I want with it. It's kind of important... During the late 30's Koreans, I would say Korean because I'm Korean, could not go to certain restaurants, or ballrooms, or certain swimming pools, we couldn't go. Because only...they had a certain way of letting you know you're not wanted. Racial restrictions in those things, which were not as cruel, perhaps, but on the same vein, they existed along with the restrictive covenant. So, things, you have to say they're not getting worse, however, it's going to be a long ways yet before it's going to get a lot better. So, that's, of course, my opinion, and I think it's, uh, factual. So, that's about it on that, ummm...I can't think of too many other things at this point, and once again I thank you for the privilege of being here, and I hope that everything is fine with everybody.