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Henry Shig Sakamoto

Henry Sakamoto, aka Shig, was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, the third son of Japanese immigrant parents. His work experience was all in Portland, associating with the grain industry for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He has been Past-President of Oregon Nikkei Endowment and the Japanese Ancestral Society of Portland, and Past-Commander of the Oregon Nisei Veterans, Inc.

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