Fred Satsuki Tanakatsubo oral history interview, part 1 of 4, June 26, 2006

0:00 - Introduction- Name background, family background

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: Hiroshima; Japan; Sacramento

Subjects:

2:51 - A year in Japan

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: farm; Great Depression; Hiroshima

Subjects:

5:49 - Family background II- father, mother

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: Hiroshima; Issei; parents

Subjects:

8:52 - Family background III- siblings, father's work

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: brothers; cook; tailor; The Great Depression

Subjects:

11:53 - Growing up in Sacramento- neighborhood makeup, language

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: bilingual; Japanese; Lincoln School

Subjects:

14:34 - Growing up in Sacramento- schooling

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: Japanese language school; reading; sports

Subjects:

17:10 - Japanese language school, impactful teachers

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: Issei parents; Kanji

Subjects:

19:44 - Schooling II- glee club

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: classes; teacher; tenor

Subjects:

22:26 - Discussing childhood then vs children growing up today

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: fishing; movies; The Great Depression

Subjects:

25:31 - Japanese language movies, sports, values

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: basketball; Buddhist temple; father

Subjects:

28:04 - Japanese culture- eldest brothers

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: farming; Lodi; responsibility

Subjects:

30:55 - Working for the state

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: civil servant; test

Subjects:

33:47 - Working for the state II- discrimination

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: civil servant; Issei parents; Shikata ga nai; test

Subjects:

36:25 - Working for the state III

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: civil servant; discrimination

Subjects:

39:04 - Working for the state IV- war on the horizon

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: Blitzkrieg; discrimination; Germany; government; Hitler; Japan; Manchuria

Subjects:

41:53 - Volunteering for the Army

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: induction; state job

Subjects:

44:31 - Volunteering for the Army II

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: Camp Roberts; Fort Ord; induction; uniforms

Subjects:

47:29 - Basic Training at Camp Roberts

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: drills; marching; rifle; uniforms

Subjects:

50:16 - Basic Training at Camp Roberts II- hearing about Pearl Harbor

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: dancing; French 75; Hawaii; Japan; Sacramento

Subjects:

52:58 - Basic Training at Camp Roberts III- segregated unit

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: Fort Lewis; Japanese American soldiers; typist

Subjects: