Fred Yutaka Sakurai was born in Tokyo and wanted to become a doctor to help people. He came to the U.S. in 1953 as an exchange student. He is the third generation of his family to come to the U.S. He talks about his grandfather's trips to the U.S. to buy warships on behalf of the navy and his father's education in the U.S. after deciding to become a doctor following having his appendix taken out. He describes how his brother went into Hiroshima after the bombing, making him a hibakusha. He talks about his experiences when he first arrived in the U.S. and his experiences in the Army Medical Corps. He describes the circumstances that led him to work with hibakusha, including helping with the biennial medical check-ups and his involvement in groups such as Japanese Community Health, Inc. He thinks that the U.S. government should take responsibility for the bombing and help with caring for hibakusha. He and his wife talk about the kinds of volunteers that come to help and the role that women play in the medical profession.
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