Tomoichi "Fish" Sakaji oral history interview, part 1 of 6, September 20, 2003
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Sakaji discusses his parents including his mother's death, father's employment, and their reasons for immigrating to the United States. He then talks about his siblings; his childhood chores; discusses the differences between past and present day Santa Maria, California; talks about his community growing up; religion; and languages spoken at home. Lastly, Sakaji talks about attending Japanese language school; discusses learning Japanese culture at home; talks about values he learned from his father; and talks about his childhood home and bicycle.
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0:30:44
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2003OH0379_01_Sakaji
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/379-Sakaji-Tomo-1.m4v
Date of Birth
1920 Nov 26
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Yes
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Sakaji, Tomoichi: narrator, Wasserman, Steven: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Tomoichi "Fish" Sakaji oral history interview, part 1 of 6, September 20, 2003,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 25, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1049842.