▁into ▁the ▁Army . ▁While ▁training ▁at ▁Camp ▁Robinson ▁in ▁Ark ansas ▁his ▁art istic ▁ab ilities ▁became ▁known , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁often ▁asked ▁to ▁paint ▁port ra its ▁of ▁officers , ▁or ▁mur als ▁in ▁officers ' ▁clubs . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁assigned ▁to ▁duty ▁teaching ▁Japanese ▁language ▁at ▁a ▁Military ▁Int elligence ▁school ▁in ▁Minnesota . ▁In ▁his ▁free ▁time ▁he ▁visited ▁museum s ▁in ▁Min ne apolis , ▁Chicago , ▁Boston , ▁and ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Ts ut ak awa ▁also ▁visited ▁friends ▁and ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁intern ment ▁cam ps . ▁During ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁T ule ▁Lake ▁camp ▁in ▁California ▁he ▁met ▁and ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Ay ame ▁I was a , ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁his ▁sister ▁Sad ako . ▁Although ▁she ▁was ▁ten ▁years ▁younger ▁than ▁he , ▁she ▁was , ▁like ▁Ts ut ak awa , ▁a ▁N ise i ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁educated ▁in ▁Japan . ▁He ▁soon ▁proposed ▁marriage . ▁She ▁eventually ▁accepted . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁war ▁ended , ▁Ts ut ak awa ▁returned ▁to ▁Seattle . ▁T aking ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁G . I . ▁Bill , ▁he ▁res umed ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Washington , ▁ear ning ▁his ▁M FA ▁degree . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁Ay ame ▁and ▁George ▁were ▁married ▁at ▁a ▁Buddh ist ▁temple ▁in ▁Seattle . ▁The ▁first ▁of ▁their ▁four ▁children ▁was ▁born ▁later ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late - 1 9 4 0