Manabu Sakamoto oral history interview, part 1 of 7, March 27, 2004
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Sakamoto begins the interview talking about his family coming from Japan and settling in Los Angeles, California. There, his father would begin a flower business and collect birds, even joining a club that would trade them. He also talks about his siblings and their background. The family would follow a Buddhist religion, attending Higashi Honganji. Next, he talks about what it was like to grow up in Los Angeles, including the friends he made and the holidays he would celebrate.
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video/m4v
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0:29:55
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2004OH0424_01_Sakamoto
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/424-Sakamoto-Manabu-1.m4v
Date of Birth
1924 Aug 16
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Yes
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Sakamoto, Manabu: narrator, Horsting, Richard: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Manabu Sakamoto oral history interview, part 1 of 7, March 27, 2004,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 19, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050280.