Mr. Matsuhara (79) was interviewed by Non-Nikkei Donald Walker, Public History student, CSUS. There are three pages of photos and 107 pages of text from four tapes. This is one of the better and interesting oral histories which discusses Matsuhara's pre-war situation among the Nikkei in Sacramento, life in hectic Tule Lake and Topaz, with MIS in SE Asia, his several after-the-WWII jobs, and many community involvements. His life is a study of two cultures (American and Asian), of civilian and military life, of private and government work, and of Buddhism and Christianity. As with all minorities, incidents of discrimination are mentioned. He just didnít have time for politics. His two sons were put through college and have Non-Nikkei wives. The daughter Colleen is a successful college and pro basketball coach. The oral history concludes with his hope for better human relations.

BILL MATSUMOTO

This Oral History depicts Bill Matsumoto (78) as "All-Nikkei" or "All-Nisei" due to his wide contacts, many interests and community involvement. For a time, he was dubbed "Mr. Sacramento." He tells about living through the Great Depression of the '30s; pre-war anti-Japanese feelings; what it was really like living in Tule Lake Camp after getting married to May Kumasaki in November, 1941; going to Amache and its comparison to Tule Lake. They returned to West Sacramento and he went into the produce, life insurance and travel businesses. He encourages younger people to be proud and loyal and not forget their Nikkei heritage.

GEORGE MATSUMOTO

Mr. Matsumoto, now age 76, began life in Sebastopol, CA where his parents were migrant workers. He says,"I went to seven different schools before the six grade." Having a strong entrepreneurial spirit, he kept moving in terms of kinds of work and places resided. He voluntarily relocated to Salt Lake City during WWII while his mother went to the Amache, CO camp. Finally settling in Stockton with wife, Amy, he successfully started a Red Wing Shoe Store and subsequently opened branches in Yakima, WA, north Stockton, and Modesto. He obtained only a high school education, but his three children all earned doctorates and a scholarship fund has been set up through the Stockton JACL.

GEORGE MIYAO

Eighty-one years old Mr. Miyao interviewed in Japanese and English with wife, Masaye, present. There are seven pages of photos, forty-two pages of text, twenty pages of handwritten ìhistory of Florin Buddhist Churchî and miscellaneous material. Japanese words and phrases, "broken English" abound; the whole oral history rambles along. Experiences in Jerome and Amache camps and several Army Military centers are mentioned as well as his activity in the Florin JACL and Buddhist Church.

DAVE MORSE

Mr. Morse (70) a Non-Nikkei and friendly to Japanese Americans, is a native and permanent resident of Elk Grove area south of Sacramento. This Oral History has seven pages of photos and thirty-five pages of text. Military service consists of four years stateside in the Air Force. Contacts with Japanese Americans are mentioned as a student beginning at Elk Grove High School, Sacramento City College and Sacramento State College where he was the "first student enrolled in 1947." After earning a teaching credential, he taught at a couple of local colleges and later worked as a counselor. Regarding the internment, the war in general and the aftermath, he says, "everyone got hurt; educating the young people is best."