Frank T. Sata Interview I Segment 1

Family background: father from Kagoshima, Japan, mother from Oakland (ddr-densho-1000-499-1) - 0:04:51
Description of parents (ddr-densho-1000-499-2) - 0:04:22
Changing schools frequently as a child (ddr-densho-1000-499-3) - 0:06:55
Early interest in comic books (ddr-densho-1000-499-4) - 0:05:44
Father's work as an art photographer (ddr-densho-1000-499-5) - 0:08:02
Preparing to leave home once World War II started (ddr-densho-1000-499-6) - 0:07:01
First arriving in Santa Anita (ddr-densho-1000-499-7) - 0:06:34
A child's memories of camp (ddr-densho-1000-499-8) - 0:03:42
Attending school in Jerome (ddr-densho-1000-499-9) - 0:06:49
Transferring to Gila River (ddr-densho-1000-499-10) - 0:06:33
Memories of school in camp (ddr-densho-1000-499-11) - 0:07:34
Leaving camp for Phoenix, Arizona (ddr-densho-1000-499-12) - 0:03:47
Attending school in Phoenix (ddr-densho-1000-499-13) - 0:08:00
Returning to California (ddr-densho-1000-499-14) - 0:09:50
Introduction to labor and farmworker movements (ddr-densho-1000-499-15) - 0:05:12
Living on the grounds of a private school where father worked as a custodian (ddr-densho-1000-499-16) - 0:10:04
Positive experiences in high school (ddr-densho-1000-499-17) - 0:09:16
Attending college (ddr-densho-1000-499-18) - 0:05:59
Japanese American student clubs at Pasadena City College (ddr-densho-1000-499-19) - 0:07:07
Living at Berkeley's Euclid Hall (ddr-densho-1000-499-20) - 0:10:10
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Family background: father from Kagoshima, Japan, mother from Oakland

0:04:51 — Segment 1 of 20

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28-Mar-22

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Frank T. Sata

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Frank T. Sata Interview I

2:24:29 — 20 segments

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28-Mar-22

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Pasadena, California

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Nisei male. Born March 20, 1933, in Los Angeles, California, where father worked as a photographer. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas, transferring to Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, moved to Phoenix, Arizona. Moved to Guadalupe, California, living in a Buddhist church for a time. Finished high school in Pasadena, California. Served in the U.S. Army, then worked for an electronics company before becoming an architect.

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Brian Niiya, interviewer; Bryan Takeda, interviewer; Yuka Murakami, videographer

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