This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing on issues surrounding the resistance movement itself.","extent":"00:09:04","links_children":"ddr-densho-1002-7-1","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":141,"namepart":"Harry Ueno"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Emiko Omori"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Emiko Omori and Witt Mons"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"contributor":"Emiko and Chizuko Omori Collection","geography":[{"term":"Hawaii","id":"\"http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7007249\""}],"rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"San Mateo, California","creation":"February 18, 1994","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Harry Ueno narrator \nEmiko Omori interviewer \nEmiko Omori and Witt Mons videographer","download_large":"denshovh-uharry-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-one-5-103","model":"entity","index":"1 5251/{'value': 5887, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-103/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-one-5-103/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-one-5/ddr-one-5-103-mezzanine-acae86b71a-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-one-5/ddr-one-5-103-mezzanine-acae86b71a-a.jpg"},"title":"Case file for Keizaburo Koyama from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Page 6 of 6.","description":"Photocopy of a declassified report on Keizaburo Koyama. A bench warrant was issued for Koyama for disregarding a signal, but no disposition was noted in his records. The files in the Multnomah County Jail did not show any information on Koyama's arrest or warrant on the matter. A report from the Credit Reporting Company from Rose Zurbuchen showed that Koyama had been sued twice and that his credit score was \"very slow\" due to his long history of not paying back loans in a time manner as some of his debt was dated back to 1932. The report also notes that Koyama paid $5 in 1940 and 1941 for dues to the Japanese Association of Portland, $2 above the usual fee of $3. A review of the Japanese Association of Japan, along with its Japanese Chamber of Commerce, found it to be dominated by native born Japanese members and that many of its activities indicated sympathies towards Japan. Due to this, the report states that these sympathies has a \"retarding effect on the Americanization of second generation Japanese\" as the officers of the organization were \"very pro-Japanese.\"","extent":"1 photocopy: 8.50 W x 14 H","links_children":"ddr-one-5-103","creators":[{"role":"author","namepart":"Quinn, Vincent M."}],"topics":[{"term":"World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Arrest, searches, and seizures","id":"50"}],"format":"doc","language":["eng"],"persons":[{"namepart":"Zurbuchen, Rose"},{"namepart":"Jordan, I."},{"namepart":"Portland Japanese Chamber of Commerce"},{"namepart":"Multnomah County Jail"},{"namepart":"Japanese Association of Portland"}],"contributor":"Japanese American Museum of Oregon; Portland, Oregon","geography":[{"term":"Portland","id":"289"}],"rights":"cc","genre":"misc_document","creation":"January 14, 1942","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Quinn, Vincent M. author Zurbuchen, Rose \nJordan, I. \nPortland Japanese Chamber of Commerce \nMultnomah County Jail \nJapanese Association of Portland","download_large":"ddr-one-5-103-mezzanine-acae86b71a-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-csujad-48-9","model":"entity","index":"2 5252/{'value': 5887, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-48-9/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-csujad-48-9/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-csujad-48/ddr-csujad-48-9-mezzanine-17a410fe50-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-csujad-48/ddr-csujad-48-9-mezzanine-17a410fe50-a.jpg"},"title":"Planning for the future","description":"Term paper by Mitsuko Mitsui for Social Problems class taught by Mr. Harry Bentley Wells, a teacher at Manzanar High School. Mitsuko is very aware of the discussions of whether to return to Japan or stay in America and plans for what \"girls\" should be doing with their lives. Mitsuko wants to remain in America. She expresses a wish to never go to Japan. She wanted to have adventures and worry about settling down further in the future. Mitsuko describes a need to get out to prove herself on her own but didn't know what to do if the war continued as she really disliked camp. Mitsuko shows determination to \"look on the bright side.\" If things were normal, she would have finished her major and maybe be working in a sewing factory. She believed strongly in continuing to have fun and not getting too engrossed in work. She wanted to find happiness not a career necessarily. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9009. 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Okine, September 12, 1946 [in Japanese]","description":"A letter from Masao Okine, who is stationed in Japan as a Nisei soldier to his parents, Seiichi and Ayame Okine. This letter is mailed via San Francisco, California by the U.S. Army Postal Service. In the letter, Masao writes about his visit to Hiroshima during the vacation. He meets Naoji Okine, Jokichi Yamanaka, Mr. Sasaki, Mr. Nakano, and other relatives. He reports about their well-being and harvesting rice in the following month. He also writes about his schedule for returning to the U.S. He is going to be transferred to Zama, Kanagawa, and return to Yokohama, Kanagawa. From Yokohama, he is going to board a ship to return to the U.S, arriving at the end of the month. He assumes that this letter is his last letter from Japan. The handwritten notes on the backside of the envelope read: Arrived on September 16, 1946, this letter is the last [in Japanese]. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_11_001","extent":"2 pages, 6.25 x 9 inches, handwritten; 1 envelope","links_children":"ddr-csujad-5-160","creators":[{"role":"author","namepart":"Okine, Masao"}],"topics":[{"term":"Military service -- Post-World War II service","id":"297"},{"term":"World War II -- Military service -- Military Intelligence Service","id":"91"},{"term":"Japan -- Post-World War II","id":"165"},{"term":"Identity and values -- Family","id":"46"},{"term":"Identity and values -- Nisei","id":"44"}],"format":"doc","language":["jpn"],"contributor":"CSU Dominguez Hills Department of Archives and Special Collections","rights":"nocc","genre":"correspondence","location":"Yokohama, Kanagawa","creation":"9/12/1946","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Okine, Masao author","download_large":"ddr-csujad-5-160-mezzanine-52edd21b38-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-csujad-5-121","model":"entity","index":"4 5254/{'value': 5887, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-121/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-csujad-5-121/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-csujad-5/ddr-csujad-5-121-mezzanine-eeee8e0019-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-csujad-5/ddr-csujad-5-121-mezzanine-eeee8e0019-a.jpg"},"title":"Letter from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, January 10, 1946 [in Japanese]","description":"A letter from Masao Okine to his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine in Hawthorne. This letter is written in Japan where Masao is currently stationed as a Nisei soldier and mailed via San Francisco by the U.S. Army Postal Service. In the letter, Masao describes his work as a US Army solider in Japan: He has been staying in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, but has not been informed of the next deployment. The solders take an exam and the next locations are determined based on the results of the exam. He also writes about her brother-in-law, Nobuyuki Tanimoto, who Masao has been trying to locate in Tokyo. He states that Ginza in Tokyo is completely destroyed by the bombing attacks during the war. He also appreciates his parents for the financial support, 37.00 dollars given to his wife, Ayame. The handwritten notes on the back on the envelope read: Arrived on January 30, 1946, no. 3 [in Japanese]. 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It appears to be written by Yukie Sasaki. She informs that she has received his letter on June 18 and package on June 21. She lists the items received including pairs of pants, shirts, shoes, socks, candles, sugar, threads, a comb, and white cloth. She describes the difficulties of living in post-war Japan suffering serious poverty and lamenting about the high inflation rising prices two and half or three times higher. She is afraid that her family will be malnourished while living in abject poverty. She requests items including crystallized saccharin, soap bars, used clothing, yarns, tobaccos, pencils, and crayons. She encloses photographs of her family which are not included in the item. The handwritten notes on the backside of the envelope read: Arrived on July 20, 1948; shipped a package on July 31; and mailed a letter on August 4 [in Japanese]. 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Our responsibilities / were to take all newsworthy still photographs and newsreels requested by the Public Information / Office of SCAP. All photos taken in Japan, except for the surrender ceremony on the USS / Missouri (US Navy Photos), were taken by our outfit. Our outfit was like a \"Mash\" organization as / we had a very laid back commanding officer, one obnoxious captain, a warrant officer who was / like \"Radar\" and could solve any problem with administration and supply, photographers who / learned quickly, a great sergeant who would cover my desk whenever I went out on interesting / assignments, Worsham (my buddy) who was in charge of the photo labs 20 Japanese personnel, / and a jeep of my own. We also had a special ID card issued by General MAcArthur's office which / stated, 'The bearer will not be interfered with in the performance of his duties' which meant / we could even go into 'off limit' areas with impunity. Truly a dream assignment.\"","extent":"2W x 2H","links_children":"ddr-densho-299-247","topics":[{"term":"Military service -- Postwar occupation of Japan","id":"199"},{"term":"Industry and employment -- Photography","id":"366"}],"format":"img","persons":[{"namepart":"Akimoto, Theodore"}],"contributor":"Densho","rights":"cc","genre":"photograph","creation":"c.1940s","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Akimoto, Theodore","download_large":"ddr-densho-299-247-mezzanine-4da001751a-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-csujad-55-184","model":"entity","index":"8 5258/{'value': 5887, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-184/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-csujad-55-184/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-csujad-55/ddr-csujad-55-184-mezzanine-a6c39e47d6-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-csujad-55/ddr-csujad-55-184-mezzanine-a6c39e47d6-a.jpg"},"title":"Statement of United States citizen of Japanese ancestry, Form DSS 304A","description":"Questionnaire distributed to male U.S. citizens of Japanese ancestry over the age of 17, commonly known as the, \"loyalty questionnaire.\" Individuals were required to supply information regarding place of birth; date of birth; places of residence; height; weight; hair color; eye color; voter status (when and where he first registered); if married, his wife's ancestry; the names and addresses of all relatives living in the United States; the names as addresses of all relatives living in Japan; education; foreign travel; occupation; employer's name; employer's address; religion; memberships in organizations; knowledge of foreign languages; hobbies; personal references; criminal court record; foreign investments; financial contributions; magazine and newspaper subscriptions; whether or not his birth was registered in Japan and whether he had ever applied for repatriation. 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After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, was removed along with wife to Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and then Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Had a daughter in Tule Lake, and then moved to Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Recruited to work for the U.S. Army's Office of Strategic Services (OSS), was drafted, and trained in India. After the end of the war, was sent to Hiroshima, Japan, to conduct a U.S. government survey studying the effects of the atomic bomb on Japanese citizens. Returned to Seattle in 1946 and was the associate editor for another community newspaper, The Northwest Times. Worked for the Boeing Company postwar while raising a family. 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Worked for the Boeing Company postwar while raising a family. 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Born July 7, 1925, near San Jose. Grew up in Salinas, California, until he went to Japan at the age of thirteen. Studied in Japan until about 1939. Incarcerated at the Salinas Assembly Center, California, and Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Volunteered out of camp to serve in the U.S. military. Fought in Europe as a battalion runner for the all-Japanese American 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Single-handedly captured a group of German officers, fought in the famous \"Battle of the Lost Battalion,\" and was present at the liberation of Bruyeres. Was recruited to lobby Congress for passage of the 1988 Civil Liberties Act as a representative for Nikkei veterans, and proved invaluable in garnering support among particularly resistant members of Congress.
(This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, the interview was limited to one hour. 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Hirabayashi Reported Conscietious Objector on Religious Grounds\" (p. 8).","extent":"Pacific Citizen","links_children":"ddr-pc-16-41","creators":[{"role":"publisher","namepart":"The Japanese American Citizens League"}],"format":"doc","language":["eng"],"contributor":"Pacific Citizen","rights":"cc","genre":"periodical","location":"Salt Lake City, Utah","creation":"October 7, 1944","status":"completed","search_hidden":"The Japanese American Citizens League publisher","download_large":"ddr-pc-16-41-mezzanine-ee8ee7f0e8-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-pc-16-2","model":"entity","index":"21 5271/{'value': 5887, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-16-2/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-pc-16-2/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-pc-16/ddr-pc-16-2-mezzanine-e7cbf486c5-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-pc-16/ddr-pc-16-2-mezzanine-e7cbf486c5-a.jpg"},"title":"The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 18 No. 1 (January 8, 1944)","description":"Selected article titles: \"Japanese American Battalion Fighting Some of Hardest Italy Battles, Says Newsman\" (p. 1), \"WRA Director Warns Against Wishful Thinking\" (p. 1), \"H.V. 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Hirabayashi Returns After Serving Sentence Given in Curfew Case\" (p. 7), \"Plight of Nisei Caught by War In Japan Declared Desperate\" (p. 7).","extent":"Pacific Citizen","links_children":"ddr-pc-16-2","creators":[{"role":"publisher","namepart":"The Japanese American Citizens League"}],"format":"doc","language":["eng"],"contributor":"Pacific Citizen","rights":"cc","genre":"periodical","location":"Salt Lake City, Utah","creation":"January 8, 1944","status":"completed","search_hidden":"The Japanese American Citizens League publisher","download_large":"ddr-pc-16-2-mezzanine-e7cbf486c5-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-pc-17-33","model":"entity","index":"22 5272/{'value': 5887, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-17-33/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-pc-17-33/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-pc-17/ddr-pc-17-33-mezzanine-7c1f4c275b-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-pc-17/ddr-pc-17-33-mezzanine-7c1f4c275b-a.jpg"},"title":"The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 21 No. 7 (August 18, 1945)","description":"Selected article titles: \"Believe V-J Will Not Affect WRA Closing Program; Quota System for Return Disclosed\" (p. 1), \"National VFW Sends Apology To Nisei Over Rejection. Regret Told Over 'Stupidity' Of Spokane Unit in Refusing Application of Wounded Veteran\" (p. 1), \"Bulletin! 442nd to Help Occupy Japan!\" (p. 1), \"Five Segregees Held Illegally, ACLU Charges\" (p. 2), \"Camp Councils Urge Delay in Closing Centers\" (p. 3), \"News of Japanse Surrender Received Calmly at Tule Lake. Individual Services Held by Families for Hiroshima Relatives\" (p. 3), \"Japanese Canadians Carry On Fight Against Repatriation\" (p. 6).","extent":"Pacific Citizen","links_children":"ddr-pc-17-33","creators":[{"role":"publisher","namepart":"The Japanese American Citizens League"}],"format":"doc","language":["eng"],"contributor":"Pacific Citizen","rights":"cc","genre":"periodical","location":"Salt Lake City, Utah","creation":"August 18, 1945","status":"completed","search_hidden":"The Japanese American Citizens League publisher","download_large":"ddr-pc-17-33-mezzanine-7c1f4c275b-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-pc-18-26","model":"entity","index":"23 5273/{'value': 5887, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-18-26/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-pc-18-26/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-pc-18/ddr-pc-18-26-mezzanine-0826f8acc9-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-pc-18/ddr-pc-18-26-mezzanine-0826f8acc9-a.jpg"},"title":"The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 22 No. 26 (June 29, 1946)","description":"Selected article titles: \"Family of Nisei Serviceman Denied Right to Occupy Home in Restricted L.A. 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