SOctober 12, 2010 Meeting
RGS Home 2010 Officers Meeting Calendar Upcoming Events Membership Info Non-Member Research Surname List Surname Search Publications Interesting Links Our Location Application Form Book Order Form Library Newsletter Index Objectives   MEMBER'S ONLY Newsletter Resource List Renewal Form	Subject:"Kiyo's Story" Kiyo's father arrived in California determined to plant his roots in the Land of Opportunity even though he could not become a citizen. He and his wife started a farm and worked in the fields together with their nine children. At the outbreak of World War II, when Kiyo, the eldest, was eighteen, the Satos were ordered to Poston Internment Camp. Though they had lived the U.S. for two decades and their children were citizens, they were suddenly uprooted and imprisoned by the government. Nearly a year later, Kiyo was released with special permission to attend college, but after graduation she was rejected by many nursing schools due to her ethnicity. She ultimately became a captain in the Army Nursing Corps. Eventually, her siblings all entered professions, too. As soon as the law changed, her parents finally had the opportunity to become American citizens. Speaker: Kiyo Sato The book Kiyo's story is her biography. She was born in Sacramento, California in 1923 to immigrants from Japan. She has a Master's in Nursing from Western Reserve University and served in the USAF Nurse Corps, where she rose to the rank of Captain. She lives in Folsom, California, with her husband. In 2010, after 70 years, Kiyo received her degree from American River College.
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