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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 …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-1/
Dedication ceremony attendees (ddr-densho-26-27)
img Dedication ceremony attendees (ddr-densho-26-27)
People attending the James Y. Sakamoto Memorial pre-dedication ceremony at Keiro Nursing Home in Seattle, Washington.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-26-27/
Dedication ceremony attendees (ddr-densho-26-26)
img Dedication ceremony attendees (ddr-densho-26-26)
People attending the James Y. Sakamoto Memorial pre-dedication ceremony at Keiro Nursing Home in Seattle, Washington.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-26-26/
Dedication ceremony speaker (ddr-densho-26-28)
img Dedication ceremony speaker (ddr-densho-26-28)
Tomio Moriguchi speaking at the James Y. Sakamoto Memorial pre-dedication ceremony at the Keiro Nursing Home garden in Seattle, Washington.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-26-28/
Dedication ceremony presentation (ddr-densho-26-30)
img Dedication ceremony presentation (ddr-densho-26-30)
Norio Wakamatsu presenting a plaque at the James Y. Sakamoto Memorial pre-dedication ceremony held at Keiro Nursing Home in Seattle, Washington.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-26-30/
Dedication ceremony speaker (ddr-densho-26-29)
img Dedication ceremony speaker (ddr-densho-26-29)
Bill Hosokawa giving the pre-dedication message at the James Y. Sakamoto Memorial pre-dedication ceremony at Keiro Nursing Home in Seattle, Washington.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-26-29/
Family outside barracks (ddr-densho-37-2)
img Family outside barracks (ddr-densho-37-2)
Original WRA caption: Sakamoto family picture on golden wedding anniversary of Joseph Gerald Osamu Sakamoto and Mary Ann Tsuchi Sakamoto, both 80, at the Minidoka Relocation Center on December 11, 1943. Married in Japan, they came to the United States in 1894. Mr. Sakamoto was an early Seattle hotel proprietor. His son, James Y. Sakamoto, 40, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-2/
Puyallup Camp Harmony News-Letter Vol. I No. 12 (August 14, 1942) (ddr-densho-194-12)
doc Puyallup Camp Harmony News-Letter Vol. I No. 12 (August 14, 1942) (ddr-densho-194-12)
Selected article titles: "Minidoka Previewed" (p. 2), "What Makes This Center Run? J.J. McGovern, Gentleman Farmer" (p. 2), "Editorial: Our Coming Home by James Sakamoto" (p. 10).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-194-12/
Statement by James Sakamoto, and letter from William Hosokawa to Secretary of State concerning letter (ddr-densho-122-881)
doc Statement by James Sakamoto, and letter from William Hosokawa to Secretary of State concerning letter (ddr-densho-122-881)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-881/
James Sakamoto Heads Japanese Press Association (September 9, 1934) (ddr-densho-56-444)
doc James Sakamoto Heads Japanese Press Association (September 9, 1934) (ddr-densho-56-444)
The Seattle Daily Times, September 9, 1934, p. 8
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-444/
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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-1-22/
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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-1-19/
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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-1-12/
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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-1-14/
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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-1-2/
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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-1-11/
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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-1-20/
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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-1-13/
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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-1-5/
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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-1-4/
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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-1-9/
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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-1-21/
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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-1-16/
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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-1-10/
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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-1-3/
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