William Sato oral history interview, part 3 of 5, September 14, 2002

0:00 - Latrines at American Concentration Camps and discussing wife

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Keywords: bucket; Hawaii; Nisei; Pidgin English; women

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2:51 - Wife II; and discussing wedding

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Keywords: church; England; parents; Pasadena; Pidgin English

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5:10 - Discussing Gila River Concentration Camp

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Keywords: Arizona; barbed wire; desert; employment; mess hall; watch tower

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7:15 - Gila River II- living conditions

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Keywords: bed; family; hay; mattress; wife

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9:10 - Leaving Gila River for school; and experiences with discrimination

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Keywords: brother; Chicago; employment; train; truck

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12:16 - Discussing Japanese American incarceration and media coverage; and experiences in Chicago

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Keywords: Arizona; clothing; discrimination; housing; Japan; newspaper; weather

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15:12 - Chicago II- housing; and thoughts about incarceration camps

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Keywords: apartment; hotel; Japanese Americans; rent

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17:16 - Discussing parents thoughts about incarceration; and money

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Keywords: Chicago; job; meal; savings; wife

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18:38 - Attending school in Chicago; and experiences with discrimination

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Keywords: government; Japanese Americans; medical school; pre-med; students; UCLA

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21:17 - Discrimination II; and applying to medical school

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Keywords: Hawaii; Japanese Americans; Nisei; soldiers; wife

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23:41 - Medical school II; and enemy alien classification

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Keywords: 4C; citizenship; draft; letter; Nisei

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26:08 - Getting drafted; and basic training

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Keywords: 442nd; Camp Blanding; Chicago; citizenship; furlough; replacement; weapons; wife

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