Alice Sano

Alice Sano was raised in California with her family. After being placed in an internment camp during World War II, her family left the West Coast and moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan. She has been in Ann Arbor ever since. Mrs. Sano is now a piano teacher, passing on her love of music to other members of the Ann Arbor community.

Topic	Description
Best friend	Alice gives her childhood friend a unique gift. (00:00:33)
Game	The only game Alice ever played was a Japanese form of chess. (00:00:41)
Dog in the Internment Camp	Pets were not allowed in the Internment Camp, but someone managed to sneak one in. (00:01:00)
Being young in the Internment Camp	Being confined to the Internment Camp, there were things Alice could and could not do. But as a young person, Alice still had lots of fun. (00:00:55)
Food and housing	Meals at the Internment Camp; Santa Anita - the Camp's origins. (00:00:50)
School in the Internment Camp	Even at the Camp, Alice still had to go to school. (00:00:36)
Types of people in the Internment Camp	All types of professsionals lived with Alice in the Camp. (00:00:23)
Historical context; Personal items allowed in the Internment Camp	Why the U.S. thought they had to put Japanese people in Internment Camps; what Alice could bring with her when she was moved to the Camp; what happened to Alice's home while she was in the Camp. (00:01:17)
Moving to the Internment Camp	As a 12-year old, Alice didn't find moving to the Camp so bad, but she explains that for some people it was very sad to be forced to leave their homes. (00:01:12)
Moving to Ann Arbor	Alice moved to Ann Arbor when her father got a job teaching Japanese to U.S. Army personnel. (00:00:33)
Ann Arbor Schools	Schools in Ann Arbor were named after people Alice knew. (00:00:08)
Why Ann Arbor is special	Why Alice loves Ann Arbor - trees; her school and teachers; living in a University town. (00:00:40)
More on why Ann Arbor is special	People of all cultures and religions can be found in Ann Arbor. (00:00:16)