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Title: Shosuke Sasaki Interview
Narrator: Shosuke Sasaki
Interviewers: Frank Abe (primary), Stephen Fugita (secondary)
Location: Seattle, Washington
Date: May 18, 1997
Densho ID: denshovh-sshosuke-01-0003

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FA: Quick question, what line of work was your father in, in Pomeroy?

SS: In Pomeroy when we came in 1919, he was operating a restaurant.

FA: What was the name of the restaurant?

SS: I think it was called the Pomeroy Restaurant, I'm not sure.

FA: What did you serve?

SS: Regular American food.

FA: Not Japanese food?

SS: No, not Japanese.

FA: Did you cook in the restaurant, did you help out?

SS: Well, I used to help wash dishes sometimes when they were really busy. Otherwise...

FA: How did the clientele treat you and treat your father?

SS: Oh, they, they treated us all right.

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