Sam Naito Interview Segment 1

Family background; father's early life in the United States (ddr-one-7-1-1) - 00:12:18
Growing up with few other Japanese Americans (ddr-one-7-1-2) - 00:10:04
Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor (ddr-one-7-1-3) - 00:14:20
Attending the University of Utah after "voluntary evacuation" to Utah. (ddr-one-7-1-4) - 00:07:40
Serving with Military Intelligence during the war (ddr-one-7-1-5) - 00:09:57
Returning to Portland, getting married and raising a family (ddr-one-7-1-6) - 00:05:06
Family values growing up (ddr-one-7-1-7) - 00:12:48
Taking advantage of opportunities in life (ddr-one-7-1-8) - 00:03:26
Establishing a successful import business (ddr-one-7-1-9) - 00:12:05
The ups and downs of family business (ddr-one-7-1-10) - 00:06:33
Reflections on life (ddr-one-7-1-11) - 00:06:19
Opening doors for Asian Americans in business (ddr-one-7-1-12) - 00:17:55
Family's decision to move to Utah (ddr-one-7-1-13) - 00:06:40
Description of Portland's "Japanese ghetto" (ddr-one-7-1-14) - 00:05:15
The Japanese custom of sending children to be raised by relatives in Japan (ddr-one-7-1-15) - 00:10:12
Different life experiences because of not having gone to camp (ddr-one-7-1-16) - 00:04:07
Thoughts on redress and reparations (ddr-one-7-1-17) - 00:01:53
Reflections on the incarceration experience (ddr-one-7-1-18) - 00:07:23
Memories of working in New York (ddr-one-7-1-19) - 00:04:37
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ddr-one-7-1-1 (Legacy UID: denshovh-nsam-01-0001)

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Family background; father's early life in the United States

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.

00:12:18 — Segment 1 of 19

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DATE

January 15, 2003

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Sam Naito

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Sam Naito Interview

02:38:38 — 19 segments

DATE

January 15, 2003

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Nisei male. Born December 10, 1921, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Portland where father ran a store. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, family took advantage of the "voluntary evacuation" period and moved to Salt Lake City. Mr. Naito attended the Utah and served in Military Intelligence during the war. Returned to Portland and established a successful import business.

(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.)

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Jane Comerford, interviewer; Tim Rooney, videographer

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Japanese American Museum of Oregon Collection

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