Shosuke Sasaki
Issei male. Born March 26, 1912, in Yamaguchi-ken, Japan. Immigrated to United States in 1919. Lived in Pomeroy, Washington, and Seattle, Washington, before World War II. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled in New York. As a member of the Newspaper Guild, led effort to eliminate pejorative use of "Jap" in newspapers. Was a strong critic of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). After moving to Seattle, was active in formulating the "Seattle Plan" for redress in the early 1970s.
Interviews
Shosuke Sasaki Interview — ddr-densho-1000-78
May 18, 1997.
Seattle, Washington.
02:52:22 — 31 segments.
02:52:22 — 31 segments.
Shosuke Sasaki Interview — ddr-densho-1002-2
September 28, 1992.
Seattle, Washington.
01:42:25 — 18 segments.
01:42:25 — 18 segments.
