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James Sakamoto Interview (ddr-jamsj-2-1)
vh James Sakamoto Interview (ddr-jamsj-2-1)
Nisei male. Born April 18, 1924, in Mayfield, California. Spent prewar childhood years in Alviso, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, moved with family to Stockton, California, in an attempt to avoid mass removal. Despite this, was removed to the Stockton Assembly Center, California, and the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. Resettled in Colorado …
James Sakamoto Interview Segment 22 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-22)
vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 22 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-22)
Present-day exterior shots of the Sakamoto Barbershop

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

James Sakamoto Interview Segment 19 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-19)
vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 19 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-19)
Experiencing discrimination before and after World War II

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

James Sakamoto Interview Segment 12 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-12)
vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 12 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-12)
Returning to the Santa Clara Valley after World War II

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

James Sakamoto Interview Segment 14 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-14)
vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 14 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-14)
Working as an apprentice barber

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

James Sakamoto Interview Segment 2 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-2)
vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 2 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-2)
Growing up speaking both English and Japanese

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

James Sakamoto Interview Segment 11 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-11)
vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 11 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-11)
Finding work after camp and serving in the military

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

James Sakamoto Interview Segment 20 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-20)
vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 20 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-20)
Thoughts on resettlement

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

James Sakamoto Interview Segment 13 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-13)
vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 13 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-13)
Attending barber school

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

James Sakamoto Interview Segment 5 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-5)
vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 5 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-5)
Growing up on family farm: doing chores

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

James Sakamoto Interview Segment 4 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-4)
vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 4 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-4)

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

James Sakamoto Interview Segment 9 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-9)
vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 9 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-9)
Remembering the train ride to Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas, helping to set up the camp

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

James Sakamoto Interview Segment 21 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-21)
vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 21 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-21)
Rewards and difficulties involved in running a Japantown business

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

James Sakamoto Interview Segment 16 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-16)
vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 16 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-16)
Having non-Japanese American barbershop customers

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

James Sakamoto Interview Segment 10 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-10)
vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 10 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-10)
Leaving camp for Lafayette, Colorado

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

James Sakamoto Interview Segment 3 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-3)
vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 3 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-3)
Prewar community activities: picnics, theater, baseball

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

James Sakamoto Interview Segment 1 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-1)
vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 1 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-1)
Family background

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

James Sakamoto Interview Segment 8 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-8)
vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 8 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-8)
Memories of the Stockton Assembly Center, California

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

James Sakamoto Interview Segment 15 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-15)
vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 15 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-15)
Description of barbershop business, playing cards with friends

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

James Sakamoto Interview Segment 18 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-18)
vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 18 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-18)
Positive aspects of owning the Sakamoto Barbershop

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

James Sakamoto Interview Segment 6 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-6)
vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 6 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-6)
Being questioned by the FBI at school

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

James Sakamoto Interview Segment 7 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-7)
vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 7 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-7)
Moving to Stockton, California, in an attempt to avoid mass removal

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

James Sakamoto Interview Segment 17 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-17)
vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 17 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-17)
Thoughts on running a business in Japantown

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

Coram Nobis Exhibit V (ddr-densho-405-24)
doc Coram Nobis Exhibit V (ddr-densho-405-24)
Correspondence from James Lawrence Fly to Francis Biddle regarding Biddle's questions about the accuracy of the "Final Report: Japanese Evacuees from the West Coast 1942." This document was Exhibit V in the coram nobis litigation. This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, …
Section 10 class, Camp Savage Minn. (ddr-ajah-2-19)
img Section 10 class, Camp Savage Minn. (ddr-ajah-2-19)
Names written on front with some names cut off. Note attached to back with names
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