Joe Saito Interview Segment 16

Growing up in Oregon (ddr-one-7-36-1) - 00:05:45
Description of siblings (ddr-one-7-36-2) - 00:03:15
Leaving school and helping on family farm (ddr-one-7-36-3) - 00:07:55
Selling family's vegetables at the farmer's market (ddr-one-7-36-4) - 00:04:35
Father's role in the Japanese American community (ddr-one-7-36-5) - 00:08:44
Description of the tanomoshi system (ddr-one-7-36-6) - 00:03:34
Growing up in Carver, Oregon (ddr-one-7-36-7) - 00:04:20
Learning about business by taking produce to market (ddr-one-7-36-8) - 00:05:27
Father's brewing of sake at home (ddr-one-7-36-9) - 00:06:27
Parents' early life in the United States (ddr-one-7-36-10) - 00:05:30
Moving to Ontario, Oregon (ddr-one-7-36-11) - 00:06:03
(ddr-one-7-36-12) - 00:03:00
Attending elementary school (ddr-one-7-36-13) - 00:08:52
Volunteering for the military (ddr-one-7-36-14) - 00:11:02
Separated with other Japanese Americans in the military after the bombing of Pearl Harbor (ddr-one-7-36-15) - 00:07:52
Memories of military training (ddr-one-7-36-16) - 00:06:51
Becoming a medic (ddr-one-7-36-17) - 00:08:42
Description of work as an army medic (ddr-one-7-36-18) - 00:10:20
Talking about wartime experiences (ddr-one-7-36-19) - 00:08:09
Returning to Oregon after the war (ddr-one-7-36-20) - 00:04:38
Military service experiences in the South (ddr-one-7-36-21) - 00:16:20
Reflecting on military service (ddr-one-7-36-22) - 00:05:04
Getting involved in community groups (ddr-one-7-36-23) - 00:07:52
Meeting future wife (ddr-one-7-36-24) - 00:09:37
(ddr-one-7-36-25) - 00:08:14
Farming after the war (ddr-one-7-36-26) - 00:09:47
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Memories of military training

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December 3, 2004

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Joe Saito

Joe Saito Interview

03:07:55 — 26 segments

December 3, 2004

Ontario, Oregon

Nisei male. Born in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Oregon, where parents ran a farm. In 1941, volunteered for the army and served as a medic during World War II. After military discharge, returned to Oregon and continued farming.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.)

Alton Chung, interviewer; Tim Rooney, videographer

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