Sumi Okamoto Interview Segment 11
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Wedding day: December 7, 1941
This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.
00:07:25 — Segment 11 of 19
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Sumi Okamoto Interview
01:22:08 — 19 segments
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April 26, 2006
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Spokane, Washington
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Nisei female. Born January 7, 1920, in Seattle, Washington. Spent childhood in Spokane, Washington, where father worked for the Alaska Junk Company. Attended Irving Grade School and Lewis & Clark High School. Wedding took place on December 7, 1941, the day of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Husband passed away in 1946, and Ms. Okamoto worked as a secretary for the State of Washington while raising three children. In later life, active with the Highland Park Methodist Church where she had been the organist since 1934.
(This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.)
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Megan Asaka, interviewer; Dana Hoshide, videographer
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