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Mas Takano Interview (ddr-ajah-1-5)
Nisei male. Born June 15, 1932, in Alameda, California. Grew up in Alameda, where father was a gardener. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, moved to Cortez, California, for a few months before being removed to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and the Amache concentration camp, Colorado. After leaving camp, returned to California. Drafted into the …

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Man spraying plants in garden at Alameda Buddhist Temple (ddr-densho-512-94)
Caption below photo: Mas Takano sprays the temple's plum tree with Neem oil. Alameda Buddhist Temple, Alameda, CA. Takano takes care of the some of the grounds but says he is getting too old to continue much longer. At the right time, the plums will be come umeboshi ("ew-may-boh-she") - a pickled, sour plum sometimes stuffed …

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Group at picnic (ddr-ajah-3-296)
Caption below photo: Buddhist Temple of alameda, CA., picnic circa 1950s

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Group at picnic (ddr-ajah-3-297)
Caption below photo: Buddhist Temple of alameda, CA., picnic circa 1950s






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Mas Takano Interview Segment 20 (ddr-ajah-1-5-20)
Visiting the former site of the Amache concentration camp






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Mas Takano Interview Segment 15 (ddr-ajah-1-5-15)
Being drafted into the army and serving in Okinawa






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