Voices on the Prairie Wind
Nick Sakarada - Japanese Americans in the North Platte Valley
In this episode, David Wolf talks with Nick Sakarada about his family's history here in the North Platte Valley. Nick is a second-generation, Nisei, Japanese American. His father came over to work the railroads, and the family eventually settled in Colorado. They moved up to the Scottsbluff, Nebraska area to farm. He has been here ever since and shares his stories about farming, his and his family's service during World War 2, and his work in the sugar beet industry.
In this episode, David Wolf talks with Nick Sakarada about his family's history here in the North Platte Valley. Nick is a second-generation, Nisei, Japanese American. His father came over to work the railroads, and the family eventually settled in Colorado. They moved up to the Scottsbluff, Nebraska area to farm. He has been here ever since and shares his stories about farming, his and his family's service during World War 2, and his work in the sugar beet industry.