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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":"02:17:11","links_children":"ddr-densho-1000-376","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":278,"namepart":"Jack Y. Kunitomi"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Martha Nakagawa"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Tani Ikeda"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"persons":[{"nr_id":"88922/nr015zt0m","namepart":"Kunitomi, Jack Yoshisuke"}],"contributor":"Densho","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Los Angeles, California","creation":"October 26, 2011","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Jack Y. Kunitomi narrator \nMartha Nakagawa interviewer \nTani Ikeda videographer Kunitomi, Jack Yoshisuke 88922nr015zt0m","download_large":"denshovh-kyoshisuke-04-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1000-355","model":"entity","index":"16 66/{'value': 94, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-355/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1000-355/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-kyoshisuke-03-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-kyoshisuke-03-a.jpg"},"title":"Jack Y. Kunitomi Interview I","description":"Nisei male. Born October 10, 1915, in California. Married prior to mass removal, and was sent to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Transferred to the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, and worked on the camp newspaper. Drafted into the army and served with the Military Intelligence Service in the Philippines and occupied Japan.
(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":"02:29:41","links_children":"ddr-densho-1000-355","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":278,"namepart":"Jack Y. Kunitomi"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Martha Nakagawa"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Tani Ikeda"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"persons":[{"nr_id":"88922/nr015zt0m","namepart":"Kunitomi, Jack Yoshisuke"}],"contributor":"Densho","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Los Angeles, California","creation":"July 20, 2011","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Jack Y. Kunitomi narrator \nMartha Nakagawa interviewer \nTani Ikeda videographer Kunitomi, Jack Yoshisuke 88922nr015zt0m","download_large":"denshovh-kyoshisuke-03-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1000-39","model":"entity","index":"17 67/{'value': 94, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-39/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1000-39/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-kspady-02-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-kspady-02-a.jpg"},"title":"Spady Koyama Interview II","description":"Nisei male. Born June 4, 1917, in Ferry County, Washington. Sent to Japan at age five following father's death, returning to Spokane, Washington, in 1927. Enlisted in the U.S. Army in January 1942. Served with the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) in the Pacific Ocean theater during World War II where he was seriously injured during a kamikaze dive bomb attack. Was recalled to active duty and subsequently served both in the Korean War and Vietnam War in military intelligence, directing the U.S. Army's counterintelligence in Vietnam. Retired from service in 1970 with the rank of colonel.","extent":"01:30:10","links_children":"ddr-densho-1000-39","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":46,"namepart":"Spady Koyama"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Tom Ikeda"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Dana Hoshide"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"contributor":"Densho","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Seattle, Washington","creation":"June 28, 1999","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Spady Koyama narrator \nTom Ikeda interviewer \nDana Hoshide videographer","download_large":"denshovh-kspady-02-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1000-432","model":"entity","index":"18 68/{'value': 94, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-432/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1000-432/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-ytokio-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1000/denshovh-ytokio-01-a.jpg"},"title":"Tokio Yamane Interview","description":"Kibei male. Born September 2, 1922, in Hawaii. Moved with family to Hiroshima at age three, then returned to the Fresno area of the U.S. for high school. During World War II, was sent to the Fresno Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. While at Jerome, refused to answer the so-called \"loyalty questions\" and was transferred to Tule Lake concentration camp when it became a segregation center. At the end of 1943, was involved in a confrontation with camp administrators and was severely beaten by War Relocation Officials and thrown in Tule Lake's stockade. While in the stockade, participated in a hunger strike, and later helped to organize young people's groups with the goal of going to Japan. Eventually renounced U.S. citizenship and was sent to the Santa Fe Department of Justice camp before expatriation to Japan. Remained in Japan after the war, working for the U.S. occupation army and then in private business.
(This interview was conducted in Japanese. The transcript is a translation of the original interview. This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. 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(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. 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