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Who Was Chiyoko Sakamoto?
Artifacts at the Japanese American National Museum illustrate 20th century Los Angeles. Nathan visits Kristen Hayashi at the Japanese American National Museum to learn about Chiyoko Sakamoto. Sakamoto's family was relocated from the Seinan neighborhood, now Crenshaw, to the Santa Anita Racetrack and then interned at Amache, CO. where she worked in the legal affairs office.
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