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Frank Yamasaki talked about his life. He was in high school when Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese. The family business was lost when … read more

Frank Yamasaki talked about his life. He was in high school when Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese. The family business was lost when his family was interned at the Minidoka incarceration camp during World War II. Frank Yamasaki protested his loss of civil rights and resisted the military draft, arguing that he was unjustly incarcerated. He lost his case and was imprisoned. He talked about his prewar childhood, his family’s internment, and his struggle to force the government to acknowledge the injustice of interning Japanese Americans.

This is the first of two parts.

This interview from the Densho Visual History Collection was conducted August 18, 1997, at Mr. Yamasaki’s home in Lake Forest Park, Washington, by Lori Hoshino and Stephen Fugita for Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project. close

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Program ID:
292823-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Interview
Location:
Lake Forest Park, Washington, United States
First Aired:
Apr 10, 2010 | 1:56pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:
Sep 03, 2010 | 3:04am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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  • Apr 10, 2010 | 1:56pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 10, 2010 | 7:57pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 11, 2010 | 1:57am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 11, 2010 | 7:57am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 21, 2010 | 1:57pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 21, 2010 | 7:57pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 22, 2010 | 1:57am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 22, 2010 | 7:57am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Sep 02, 2010 | 8:57pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Sep 03, 2010 | 3:04am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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