Henry and Sally Taketa

The Colonial Craftsman home at 1900 23rd Street was built in 1941 for Henry and Sally Taketa. The day after the Taketas occupied their new home, panic swept the nation as the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. The Taketa family managed to sell their home just before being unconstitutionally forced by the United States government to relocate to the Tule Lake Japanese Internment Camp. During internment, Henry volunteered for the draft, and, after the war, the Taketas returned to Sacramento where Henry became a well-respected attorney. Both Henry and Sally were active in addressing the post-war issues that confronted Sacramento’s Japanese American community. Henry’s tireless efforts to document and share Japanese-American history in the region led to the creation of California State Historic Landmark NO. 934.

Featured images (in order of appearace): 1) Henry and Sally Taketa pictured on their wedding day 2) The circa 1941 Colonial Craftsman home that Henry and Sally Taketa built at 1900 23rd Street.