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Joe Yasutake
Joe is a retired organizational psychologist who has worked for Lockheed, the Electric Power Research Institute and the Air Force. He was incarcerated in Puyallup Assembly Center, Minidoka Relocation Center, and Crystal City Internment Camp. Joe was first incarcerated when he was 9 years old. The topics Joe can highlight for your class or organization are the WWII camp experience, postwar resettlement in the Midwest, and the relevance of the Japanese American experience to current events.
Preferred age groups: grades 10-12, college and adult.
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Roy Matsuzaki
Roy is a retired Hewlett Packard employee and former civil servant with the Air Force and Navy. He was incarcerated in Fresno Assembly Center and Jerome and Rohwer Relocation Centers. Roy was 9 years old when he was first detained. The topics that Roy can personally address for your class are: the reasons for incarceration, being a child in the camps, and postwar resettlement.
Preferred age group: grades 10-12.
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Jimi Yamaichi
Jimi is a retired construction manager, general contractor and cabinet shop owner. He was incarcerated in Pomona Assembly Center, Heart Mountain and Tule Lake Relocation Centers. Jimi was 20 years old when he was first incarcerated. The topics that he can bring to life for your group are the history of San Jose Japantown, prewar Japanese American farming, discrimination, the WWII camp experience, and postwar resettlement in the San Jose area.
Preferred age groups: grades 10-12, college and adult.
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