Akio Suyematsu Interview Segment 1

Coming from a farming family (ddr-densho-1001-16-1) - 00:03:12
The changing face of Bainbridge Island farmland: housing developments (ddr-densho-1001-16-2) - 00:04:14
Helping father clear farmland as a child (ddr-densho-1001-16-3) - 00:05:15
Family friend helps with land purchase (ddr-densho-1001-16-4) - 00:04:11
The difficulties of reestablishing farm after the war (ddr-densho-1001-16-5) - 00:04:53
Advantages of a close-knit Japanese American farming community (ddr-densho-1001-16-6) - 00:03:08
Description of Japanese farms prewar; visit from FBI (ddr-densho-1001-16-7) - 00:04:10
(ddr-densho-1001-16-8) - 00:02:01
Treatment by non-Japanese Americans after returning home, good and bad (ddr-densho-1001-16-9) - 00:05:53
Relationship between Japanese and Filipino Americans in farming community (ddr-densho-1001-16-10) - 00:04:56
Being drafted for the army (ddr-densho-1001-16-11) - 00:04:04
Description of changed Bainbridge Island agricultural community after World War II (ddr-densho-1001-16-12) - 00:04:20
The effect of incarceration on families (ddr-densho-1001-16-13) - 00:04:19
Impact of incarceration on older generation (ddr-densho-1001-16-14) - 00:03:21
Experiencing discrimination in Midwest towns (ddr-densho-1001-16-15) - 00:01:58
Description of farming techniques (ddr-densho-1001-16-16) - 00:03:49
Being barred from joining the grange (ddr-densho-1001-16-17) - 00:03:09
The prewar Japanese American community (ddr-densho-1001-16-18) - 00:01:56
Community reactions to return of Japanese Americans postwar (ddr-densho-1001-16-19) - 00:02:47
Thoughts on the Bainbridge Island memorial, the importance of education (ddr-densho-1001-16-20) - 00:03:38
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ddr-densho-1001-16-1 (Legacy UID: denshovh-sakio-01-0001)

Coming from a farming family

00:03:12 — Segment 1 of 20

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December 3, 2006

Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community Collection

Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community Collection

Courtesy of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community

ddr-densho-1001-16

Akio Suyematsu

Akio Suyematsu Interview

01:15:14 — 20 segments

December 3, 2006

Bainbridge Island, Washington

Nisei male. Born October 30, 1921, in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Removed to Manzanar concentration camp, California, and was drafted into the U.S. army. Returned to Bainbridge Island after the war and established a successful farm.

Debra Grindeland, interviewer; Don Sellers, videographer

Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community Collection

Courtesy of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community

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