Osamu Sam Shimada
Sam Shimada, a Nisei from Sacramento, California, was a young boy at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor. He recalls how he became aware of the discrimination faced by his family and himself, including being forced off a farm because of the family’s Japanese heritage, as he grew older. Shimada discusses what it was like to see notices of the exclusion order posted and complying with government restrictions on Japanese Americans from the perspective of a young boy. He also recalls leaving behind his belongings and beloved pets, spending several months imprisoned at Merced Temporary WCCA “Assembly Center”, and later at Amache WRA Concentration Camp.
