Haruo Sakaji oral history interview, part 2 of 5, May 1, 2004
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Sakaji discusses his high school activities and classes; and talks about learning how to dance and playing sports. He then talks about the attack on Pearl Harbor; discusses race discrimination against Japanese Americans; and talks about Executive Order 9066. Next, Sakaji talks about his father getting picked up by the FBI, discusses his family’s forced removal to Tulare temporary detention facility, and provides some thoughts regarding citizenship. Lastly, Sakaji discusses his thoughts regarding forced removal; leaving belongings behind; his aunt and uncle’s incarceration; the living conditions at Gila River incarceration camp; and leaving Gila River to attend trade school.
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video/m4v
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0:29:08
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2004OH0444_02_Sakaji
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/444-Sakaji-Haruo-2.m4v
Date of Birth
1924 May 04
Location of Birth
War or Conflict
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Entrance into Service
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Yes
Citation
Sakaji, Haruo: narrator, Horsting, Robert: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Haruo Sakaji oral history interview, part 2 of 5, May 1, 2004,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 26, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050443.