Frank Saburo Sato oral history interview, part 3 of 4, November 17, 2007
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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.
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video/m4v
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0:55:53
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2007OH0827_03_Sato
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/827-Sato-Frank-3.m4v
Date of Birth
1929 Mar 16
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War or Conflict
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Yes
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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.