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May K. Sasaki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-79)
Nisei female. Born May 31, 1935, in Seattle, Washington. Spent prewar years in Seattle's Nihonmachi, or Japantown. Incarcerated as child at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled in Seattle. In her interview, discusses issues of shame and loss of Japanese American identity as a result of incarceration.

Collection
Sasaki Collection (ddr-densho-81)
The Sasaki collection consists of one photograph from the personal family collection of May K. Sasaki, who was interviewed by Densho in 1997. The photo is of a Japanese American baseball team in 1917.

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May K. Sasaki Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-79-6)
Father's difficulty with discrimination in the retail business




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May K. Sasaki Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-79-17)
A child's perspective of camp: "You just accepted things that happened"

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May K. Sasaki Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-79-23)
Feeling ashamed of being Japanese American: changing name from "Kimiko" to "May"

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May K. Sasaki Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-79-16)
The train ride to Minidoka; memories of physical setting, windstorms

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May K. Sasaki Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-79-13)
A child's "evacuation day" memories: armed soldiers



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May K. Sasaki Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-79-29)
Feeling limited in career choices as a Japanese American woman

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May K. Sasaki Segment 37 (ddr-densho-1000-79-37)
Current feelings about Japanese American identity

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May K. Sasaki Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-79-25)
Being called a "Jap": shame and loss of identity


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May K. Sasaki Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-79-26)
Returning to Seattle, finding temporary living quarters in the local "dojo"

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May K. Sasaki Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-79-10)
Father's arrest by the FBI following Pearl Harbor


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May K. Sasaki Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-79-9)
A six-year-old's perspective on Pearl Harbor, sensing the adults' anxiety

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May K. Sasaki Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-79-24)
Activities for children in camp: music, field trips

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May K. Sasaki Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-79-15)
Feeling like a "caged animal" in Puyallup Assembly Center


