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Ken was drafted into the U.S. Army in June 1945 from Kahului, Maui, Hawaii. After completing basic training in Texas, he attended the Military Intelligence Service Language School (MISLS) at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, graduating in June 1946 as part of the final class at that location. Ken later served as president of the MIS Northwest Association and earned lifelong membership. Throughout his years of service, he kept newsletters and documents related to the organization's operations. His dedication to educating the public about Japanese American military service is a central theme of the collection. Notable efforts include his campaign to change the MIS logo from a gopher wearing a Native American headdress to a shield following criticism from the American Indian Movement. He also helped organize the display of the 120,000 Tassel Tapestry, a quilt created by middle school students in Indiana to illustrate Japanese American experience during World War II, at the 2003 Seattle Cherry Blossom Festival. After the MIS Northwest Association disbanded in 2004, Ken continued to collect newsletters from the still-active Military Intelligence Service Veterans Club of Hawaii which are also included in the collection.","extent":"2 advertisements, 23 clippings, 51 correspondences, 4 ephemera, 41 miscellaneous documents, 5 pamphlets, 5 physical objects, 48 periodicals, 47 photographs, 1 postcard, 23 programs,","links_children":"ddr-densho-486","language":[""],"contributor":"Densho","public":"1","rights":"cc","status":"completed","search_hidden":"","download_large":"ddr-densho-486-67-mezzanine-3c7dc18a6f-a.jpg"},{"id":"45","model":"narrator","index":"5 105/{'value': 133, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/45/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/45/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/kgeorge.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/kgeorge.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/45/interviews/"},"display_name":"George Koshi","bio":"Kibei male. Born June 16, 1911, in Greeley, Colorado. Raised in Denver, Colorado, until the age of five. Sent to Japan for schooling in 1917 and returned to the U.S. at the age of seventeen. Continued his education to eventually become the first Nikkei attorney in the state of Colorado. Drafted into the U.S. Army in March, 1942, and became a member of the Military Intelligence Service (MIS); served as an instructor of Japanese language in the MIS Language School and then as a language specialist in Washington, D.C., and the Pacific Military Intelligence Research Section (PACMIRS) in Maryland. Was hired as a civilian by the U.S. government postwar to provide legal counsel to defendants in the war crimes trials in Japan, and later, supervise Japanese legal and judicial reform. 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This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.","extent":"00:05:43","links_children":"ddr-densho-1004-15-1","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":472,"namepart":"Steve Yamamoto"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"gayle k. yamada"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Dean Hayasaka"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"contributor":"gayle k. yamada Collection","geography":[{"term":"San Francisco, California","id":"\"http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1002859\""}],"rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Los Angeles, California","creation":"December 13, 2000","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Steve Yamamoto narrator \ngayle k. yamada interviewer \nDean Hayasaka videographer","download_large":"denshovh-ysteve-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1004-23-1","model":"segment","index":"7 107/{'value': 133, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1004-23-1/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1004-23-1/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1004/denshovh-kshigeya-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1004/denshovh-kshigeya-01-a.jpg"},"title":"Shigeya Kihara Interview Segment 1","description":"Helping to establish the Military Intelligence Service Language School
This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.","extent":"00:12:08","links_children":"ddr-densho-1004-23-1","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":480,"namepart":"Shigeya Kihara"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"gayle k. yamada"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Rich Enos"}],"topics":[{"term":"World War II -- Military service -- Military Intelligence Service","id":"91"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"contributor":"gayle k. yamada Collection","geography":[{"term":"San Francisco, California","id":"\"http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1002859\""}],"rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Monterey, California","creation":"July 1, 2000","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Shigeya Kihara narrator \ngayle k. yamada interviewer \nRich Enos videographer","download_large":"denshovh-kshigeya-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1004-3-1","model":"segment","index":"8 108/{'value': 133, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1004-3-1/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1004-3-1/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1004/denshovh-mjames-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1004/denshovh-mjames-01-a.jpg"},"title":"James C. McNaughton Interview Segment 1","description":"The beginnings of the Military Intelligence Service Language School
This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.","extent":"00:07:09","links_children":"ddr-densho-1004-3-1","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":463,"namepart":"James C. McNaughton"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"gayle k. yamada"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Rich Enos"}],"topics":[{"term":"World War II -- Military service -- Military Intelligence Service","id":"91"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"contributor":"gayle k. yamada Collection","geography":[{"term":"San Francisco, California","id":"\"http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1002859\""}],"rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Monterey, California","creation":"July 1, 2000","status":"completed","search_hidden":"James C. McNaughton narrator \ngayle k. yamada interviewer \nRich Enos videographer","download_large":"denshovh-mjames-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1004-5-2","model":"segment","index":"9 109/{'value': 133, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1004-5-2/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1004-5-2/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1004/denshovh-troy-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1004/denshovh-troy-01-a.jpg"},"title":"Roy Takai Interview Segment 2","description":"Intensive study at the Military Intelligence Service Language School
This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.","extent":"00:08:49","links_children":"ddr-densho-1004-5-2","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":465,"namepart":"Roy Takai"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"gayle k. yamada"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Ken Zukin"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"contributor":"gayle k. yamada Collection","geography":[{"term":"Camp Savage, Minnesota","id":"\"http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/2055475\""}],"rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"El Macero, California","creation":"October 20, 2000","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Roy Takai narrator \ngayle k. yamada interviewer \nKen Zukin videographer","download_large":"denshovh-troy-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1004-20-3","model":"segment","index":"10 110/{'value': 133, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1004-20-3/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1004-20-3/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1004/denshovh-ykazuo-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1004/denshovh-ykazuo-01-a.jpg"},"title":"Kazuo Yamane Interview Segment 3","description":"Training at the Military Intelligence Service Language School
This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.","extent":"00:03:36","links_children":"ddr-densho-1004-20-3","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":477,"namepart":"Kazuo Yamane"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Gayle Yamada"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Rodney Otani"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"contributor":"gayle k. yamada Collection","geography":[{"term":"Camp Savage, Minnesota","id":"\"http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/2055475\""}],"rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Honolulu, Hawaii","creation":"January 8, 2001","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Kazuo Yamane narrator \nGayle Yamada interviewer \nRodney Otani videographer","download_large":"denshovh-ykazuo-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1001-41-4","model":"segment","index":"11 111/{'value': 133, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1001-41-4/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1001-41-4/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1001/denshovh-hgrant_2-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1001/denshovh-hgrant_2-01-a.jpg"},"title":"Grant Hirabayashi Interview Segment 4","description":"Memories of the Military Intelligence Language School
This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.","extent":"00:03:39","links_children":"ddr-densho-1001-41-4","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":208,"namepart":"Grant Hirabayashi"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"John de Chadenedes"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"contributor":"Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community Collection","geography":[{"term":"Camp Savage, Minnesota","id":"\"http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/2055475\""}],"rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Bainbridge Island, Washington","creation":"July 27, 2008","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Grant Hirabayashi narrator \nJohn de Chadenedes interviewer","download_large":"denshovh-hgrant_2-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1000-260-16","model":"segment","index":"12 112/{'value': 133, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-260-16/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1000-260-16/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-scedrick-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-scedrick-01-a.jpg"},"title":"Cedrick M. Shimo Interview Segment 16","description":"The Military Intelligence Service Language School
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This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.","extent":"00:07:35","links_children":"ddr-densho-1007-2-4","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":831,"namepart":"Kenji Goto"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Loni Ding"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"J. Arakaki"}],"topics":[{"term":"World War II -- Military service -- Military Intelligence Service","id":"91"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"contributor":"Densho","geography":[{"term":"Camp Savage, Minnesota","id":"\"http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/2055475\""}],"rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Hawai'i","creation":"December 8, 1985","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Kenji Goto narrator \nLoni Ding interviewer \nJ. Arakaki videographer","download_large":"denshovh-gkenji-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"294","model":"narrator","index":"14 114/{'value': 133, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/294/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/294/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ivictor.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ivictor.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/294/interviews/"},"display_name":"Victor Ikeda","bio":"Nisei male. Born February 4, 1927, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle's Japantown area, where parents operated a hotel. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp to attend school in Minnesota, was drafted, and trained in the Military Intelligence Service Language School. After World War II, worked as a transportation agent with the Department of Army Quartermaster Corps."},{"id":"ddr-densho-1000-102","model":"entity","index":"15 115/{'value': 133, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-102/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1000-102/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-wharvey-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-wharvey-01-a.jpg"},"title":"Harvey Watanabe Interview","description":"Nisei male. Born February 7, 1919, in Exeter, California. Spent prewar childhood in Visalia, California. Drafted prior to World War II. Served in an activated National Guard unit at Fort Lewis, Washington. When World War II broke out, he and all the other Nisei servicemen at Fort Lewis were sent inland. About twenty, Harvey included, went to Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio. Recruited for the Military Intelligence Service and trained at the Military Intelligence Language School at Camp Savage, Minnesota. Sent overseas to serve in the Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) of General MacArthur's headquarters in Australia, Manila and Japan. Assisted in negotiating the surrender of Japanese troops in Manila. Managed the Dai Ichi Hotel in Tokyo for headquarters staff. Later served in the Korean War. Resettled in Seattle, Washington and worked for the Boeing Company.","extent":"01:44:06","links_children":"ddr-densho-1000-102","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":103,"namepart":"Harvey Watanabe"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Stacy Sakamoto"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Richard Pratt"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"contributor":"Densho","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Seattle, Washington","creation":"November 4, 1996","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Harvey Watanabe narrator \nStacy Sakamoto interviewer \nRichard Pratt videographer","download_large":"denshovh-wharvey-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1004-3-3","model":"segment","index":"16 116/{'value': 133, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1004-3-3/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1004-3-3/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1004/denshovh-mjames-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1004/denshovh-mjames-01-a.jpg"},"title":"James C. McNaughton Interview Segment 3","description":"The role of the Nisei and Kibei in the Military Intelligence Service Language School
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Organized the J-Town Jazz Ensemble, a 17-piece swing band based in San Francisco, which performs at community events and festivals. 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