Robert Satoshi Sato oral history interview, part 2 of 6, July 28, 2002

Sato first talks about how he came to get the name Robert and how he and his siblings chose their names during grade school. He also talks about how his parents were able to keep them involved in Japanese culture, including Japanese language school and kendo. Next, he talks about what it was like to grow up in Washington, including facing discrimination and the type of community and population that he grew up with. After this, he talks about the attacks on Pearl Harbor and his loyalty to America. As his family owned a farm, they would be forced to sell off their things and evacuate, heading for Puyallup temporary detention center, leaving all the crops and pets behind.

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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/298-Sato-Robert-2.m4v

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