Richard M. Murakami Interview Segment 1

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November 19, 2014

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Richard M. Murakami

Richard M. Murakami Interview

02:07:52 — 19 segments

November 19, 2014

Los Angeles, California

Sansei male. Born January 29, 1932, in Florin, California. Grew up in Sacramento, California, where father ran a farm. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, returned with family to Florin. Removed to the Marysville Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" in 1943, transferred to the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. After leaving camp, returned to the Florin/Sacramento area.

Larisa Proulx, interviewer; Kristen Luetkemeier, videographer

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