Felix Sasamoto Explained

Felix T. Sasamoto Jr. is a Northern Mariana Islands spearfisher.

Career

At the 2006 Micronesian Games, he won gold medals in the individual and team events.^[1] Sasamoto along with Morito Asai and others established the Marianas Apnea Spearfishing Club following the wins.^[2] Sasamoto came first in a trial competition conducted by the club to determine the Northern Mariana Islands' spearfishers for the 2010 Micronesian Games but finished sixth in the event.^{[3] [4]}

Personal life

Sasamoto's father Felix Aguon Sasamoto was the son of a Chamorro woman and a Japanese agriculturist stationed on the islands prior to the Battle of Saipan.^[5] His father died in 2023.^[6]

Sasamoto and his wife Suzette have a child and grandchildren.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Micronesian Games - CNMI. GameDay. September 8, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240908112708/https://websites.mygameday.app/medal.cgi?mt=6&pID=0&bID=175&ac=B. September 8, 2024. live.
2. Web site: About Us. Aquasmith. September 8, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240908102959/https://aquasmith.com/pages/about-us-1. September 8, 2024. live.
3. Web site: Sasamoto tops Micronesian Games spear fishing tryout. Variety News. Staff. March 31, 2010. Marianas Variety News & Views. September 6, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240908102555/https://www.mvariety.com/sports/localsports/sasamoto-tops-micronesian-games-spear-fishing-tryout/article_962a534b-cbb0-5953-8863-ea2e1a80c4b9.html. September 8, 2024. live.
4. • Web site: 2010 Micronesian Games. GameDay. September 8, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240908103116/https://websites.mygameday.app/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-7739-0-0-0&a=MTAL. September 8, 2024. live.
   • Web site: Spearfishing Competition 7th Micronesian Games. August 7, 2010. GameDay. September 8, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240908120158/https://websites.mygameday.app/get_file.cgi?id=988658. September 8, 2024. live.
5. Web site: The Japanese and U.S. Fought the War, We Ended Up Paying the Price: the Indigenous Experience on Saipan During World War II. Stephanie. Soder. April 2019. core.ac.uk. September 10, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240910211104/https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/323381976.pdf. September 10, 2024. live.
6. Web site: †Felix Aguon Sasamoto. June 9, 2023. Marianas Variety News & Views. September 10, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240910203026/https://www.mvariety.com/obituaries/felix-aguon-sasamoto/article_98c77834-0657-11ee-bbdf-4b13ef1146cb.html. September 10, 2024. live.