Legacies Project Oral History: David Yamamoto
David Yamamoto was born in 1938 in San Jose, California. He grew up in a predominantly Japanese American community. When he was four, his family was forced to move to an internment camp, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, in Wyoming. The discrimination his family faced during and after World War II shaped his life profoundly. Yamamoto graduated from San Jose State University and got his PhD in special education from Stanford. He received a Rockefeller Fellowship to support his career in educational administration. He has spoken out against civil rights violations throughout his adult life.
David Yamamoto was interviewed by students from Skyline High School in Ann Arbor in 2016 as part of the Legacies Project.
Legacies Project Oral History: Alice Sano
Alice Sano was born in 1929 in Los Angeles, California. When the U.S. entered WWII, her family was forced to move to an internment camp along with other Japanese immigrants. Eventually her father secured a job teaching Japanese to army military intelligence students at the University of Michigan, and they moved to Ann Arbor. Sano majored in music theory and cello at the U-M School of Music, and dedicated her career to teaching music.
Alice Sane was interviewed by students from Skyline High School in Ann Arbor in 2018 as part of the Legacies Project.
Dr. Yuzuru Takeshita, Professor at U-M & Japanese Internment Camp Survivor, December 8, 1991 Photographer: Jim Fassinger
Year:
1991
Ann Arbor News, December 8, 1991
Caption:
Yuzuru Takeshita , a U-M professor who was interned during the war.
Dr. Yuzuru Takeshita, Professor at U-M & Japanese Internment Camp Survivor, Talks About His Experiences, December 8, 1991 Photographer: Jim Fassinger
Year:
1991
Yuzuru Takeshita, Survivor Of Japanese Internment Camps, With Scrapbook, April 25, 1990 Photographer: Marcia Watson
Year:
1990
Ann Arbor News, April 25, 1990
Caption:
Yuzuru Takeshita shows a scrapbook of himself as a high school student in Japanese internment camps during World War II
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