22 items
22 items
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Rick Sato Interview (ddr-densho-1000-80)
Nisei male. Born in Wapato, Washington. Family farmed in Yakima Valley, Washington, before the war. Incarcerated at the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Served briefly in the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). Resettled in Wapato, Washington.
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Sugar beet crew (ddr-densho-60-1)
Sugar beet crew at the Barlow Ranch in Vale, Oregon. Rick Sato is on far right, wearing leather jacket.
Collection
Sato Collection (ddr-densho-60)
The Sato collection consists of three photographs from the personal family collection of Rick Sato, who was interviewed by Densho in 1998.
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Rick Sato Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-80-9)
Impressions of Heart Mountain concentration camp: "Out in the middle of nowhere"
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Rick Sato Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-80-14)
Avoiding being sent to Japan because of the ending of the war
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Rick Sato Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-80-4)
Prewar race relations between Japanese Americans and Native American landowners in the Yakima Valley, Washington
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Rick Sato Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-80-15)
Returning to eastern Washington, still a "Jap" to some
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Rick Sato Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-80-13)
Completing basic training and then being recruited for the Military Intelligence Service
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Rick Sato Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-80-6)
Increasing anti-Japanese sentiment following the bombing of Pearl Harbor
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Rick Sato Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-80-7)
Preparing for mass removal: packing pots and pans, but no knives
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Rick Sato Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-80-12)
Understanding the position of the draft resisters: "you don't have to prove anything"
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Rick Sato Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-80-3)
Attending school with children of different ethnicities
Narrator Rick Sato
Nisei male. Born April 27, 1927, in Wapato, Washington. Family farmed in Yakima Valley, Washington, before the war. Incarcerated at the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Served briefly in the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). Resettled in Wapato, Washington.