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Memories of the Portland Assembly Center: "Life there was just a noisy terrible confusion"

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February 6, 2003

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Shizuko "Suzie" Sakai

Shizuko "Suzie" Sakai Interview

01:53:58 — 12 segments

February 6, 2003

Nisei female. Born April 14, 1922, in Yakima, Washington, and grew up in Central Washington state. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Left camp to attend college in Kansas and North Carolina. Eventually returned to the West Coast.

(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.)

Dane Fujimoto, interviewer; Tim Rooney, videographer

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