Frank Saburo Sato oral history interview, part 3 of 4, November 17, 2007

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Description

Sato discusses his Presidential appointments in the Department of Transportation and Department of Veterans Affairs under the Carter and Reagan administrations. He provides some thoughts regarding being one the first Japanese American Presidential appointees; talks about his experiences with discrimination prior to his appointments; discusses his duties while in the Department of Transportation; and talks about his experiences meeting President Carter. He then talks about his involvement with the redress movement; discusses the reasons why he took the Department of Transportation job; and talks about his relationship with Walter Mondale. Next, Sato talks about the importance of the redress movement; discusses his brother's military service; provides some thoughts regarding President Carter and President Reagan; and discusses his service as part of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Lastly, Sato talks about sharing stories with his children and grandchildren regarding his life experiences including his time spent in incarceration camps.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:55:53

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2007OH0827_03_Sato

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/827-Sato-Frank-3.m4v

Date of Birth

1929 Mar 16

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Index

Yes

Citation

Sato, Frank Saburo: narrator, Horsting, Robert: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Frank Saburo Sato oral history interview, part 3 of 4, November 17, 2007,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed November 21, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1053566.