Sam Watanuki

File — Box: 4, Folder: 8

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Mr. Watanuki (b. 1915) discusses his childhood in the Japanese camp near Tooele for workers of the U.S. Mine and Smelter, attending Japanese language school, various jobs he held, the LDS church, courting his first wife, and the family's experiences during World War II, including the FBI taking his father away on the evening of December 7.

Dates

1984-1988

Conditions Governing Access

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