Oral History Interview with Harry Fumio Makino
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Florin Japanese American Citizens League Sakazaki, Hideko (Heidi) Makino, Harry Fumio
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Nisei male, born in 1914 in Leavenworth, Washington to a railroad working family. Six months later the family moved to Alaska; first to Douglas to open a restaurant, then to Juneau to open a general store. They were the only Japanese and considered outsiders but were not subjected to segregation as were Native Americans and blacks. The Makino children were allowed to attend the local public school, an act not extended to blacks and Native Americans. Sawmills and gold mines were primary sources of labor whose workers were Scandinavian bachelors who ate at the Makino restaurant. Harry settled in Clarksburg, California to be near his sister. In 1942 when he was twenty-eight, he was interned at Tule Lake, California. In 1943 he and his wife went to Chicago where Harry worked for the Curtis Candy Company�s poultry enterprise. They returned to Clarksburg and started a poultry farm but lost the flock to disease. They worked at the post office and Sacramento Army Depot until retirement. The appendix in the bound copy includes news articles about the Makinos and a history of Jews in Japan. The latter has relevance to his close Jewish friend from Alaska who rescued Japanese sailors and consequently, designated Consul of Japan by the Emperor.Additional Descriptive Notes: Courtland, CA
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