Name/Title
Oral History of Charlie HamasakiEntry/Object ID
2002.034.001TScope and Content
Charles Hamasaki completed high school in 1940. He served in the military during WWII.
At the time of the interview on April 4, 1989, Charlie Hamasaki was a 72-year-old Japanese-American man. He was the third of 7 children and after high school worked on local farms, for example, the Baldwin Ranch, picking apricots and cherries. During WWII he was the only member of his family not interned due to the fact that he was in the military fighting in the Pacific. Following his armed service Charlie came back to the Bay Area where he worked at the Adobe Creek Lodge for 10 years, Sylvania for 8, and General Electric for 20 years.Collection
Oral History CollectionOral History Details
Interviewee
Charles HamasakiInterviewer
Lucile FuruichiInterview Date
Apr 14, 1989