William Sato oral history interview, part 3 of 5, September 14, 2002

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Dublin Core

Description

Sato discusses the latrines in incarceration camps; talks about his wife's childhood growing up in Hawaii; and discusses Gila River incarceration camp including the living conditions and his job. He then talks about leaving Gila River to go to school in Chicago; discusses his experiences with discrimination while traveling to Chicago and while looking for housing in Chicago. Next, Sato talks about his experiences with discrimination while trying to get into medical school; discusses his enemy alien classification; and talks about getting drafted. Lastly, Sato discusses basic training at Camp Blanding.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:28:15

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2002OH0302_03_Sato

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/302-Sato-William-3.m4v

Date of Birth

1921 Aug 10

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Nickname

Location of Basic Training

Index

Yes

Citation

Sato, William: narrator, Tanaka, Diane: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “William Sato oral history interview, part 3 of 5, September 14, 2002,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 22, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1053143.