Shigeki Sugiyama Interview Segment 1
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Manzanar National Historic Site
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ddr-manz-1-96-1 (Legacy UID: denshovh-sshigeki-01-0001)
SEGMENT DESCRIPTION
Origins of name
00:04:24 — Segment 1 of 15
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Manzanar National Historic Site Collection
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Manzanar National Historic Site
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INTERVIEW ID
ddr-manz-1-96
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INTERVIEW TITLE
Shigeki Sugiyama Interview
01:59:39 — 15 segments
DATE
April 16, 2010
LOCATION
Richmond, California
DESCRIPTION
Nisei male. Born December 19, 1927, in Alameda, California. Grew up in Alameda. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. While in camp, worked at the camouflage net factory and in the camp's hospital. Transferred with family to the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After leaving camp, was drafted into the U.S. military and served as an interpreter in Japan.
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Richard Potashin, interviewer; Kirk Peterson, videographer
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Manzanar National Historic Site Collection
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Courtesy of the Manzanar National Historic Site Collection
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.