{"id":"ddr-densho-1007","model":"collection","collection_id":"ddr-densho-1007","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1007/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1007/denshovh-fhoward-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1007/denshovh-fhoward-01-a.jpg","parent":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho/","children":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1007/children/"},"parent_id":"ddr-densho","organization_id":"ddr-densho","signature_id":"denshovh-fhoward-01","title":"Loni Ding Oral History and Film Research Collection","description":"The Loni Ding Oral History and Film Research Collection contains documents, correspondences, periodicals, testimonies, newspaper clippings, interview transcriptions, ephemera, speeches, booklets and programs, book reviews, press releases, and photographs. There are also A/V materials in Betacam, U-matic, Betamax, VHS, audio cassettes, and reel-to-reel formats. The A/V materials contain first-person interviews, b-roll footage, and archival film footage. The collection consists of 77 raw interviews conducted by filmmaker Loni Ding for her two documentaries, Nisei Soldier: Standard Bearer for an Exiled People (1983) and The Color of Honor: The Japanese American soldier in WWII (1987). The two films were among the first and most influential on the subject of the Japanese American soldiers during World War II.\r\n\r\nThe material supports Ding’s documentary research work and focuses on Japanese American identity, discrimination, the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, the impact of Japanese American incarceration, living conditions in camps, Japanese American military service, and the Japanese American Redress and Reparations movement. Particular objects that reflect these themes interview notes and outlines that highlight individual experiences throughout the pre-war, wartime, and post-war eras; transcriptions and testimonies from the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) hearings; and memorabilia from Ding’s 1987 documentary \"The Color of Honor: The Japanese American Soldier in WW II.\" The material ranges from 1913-1991 with the bulk of the material from 1944-1946 and 1980-1989.\r\n\r\nThis preservation work is supported by an Archival Projects grant from the <a href= https://www.archives.gov/nhprc>National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).</a>","breadcrumbs":[{"id":"ddr-densho-1007","model":"collection","idpart":"cid","label":"1007","api_url":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1007/","url":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007/"}],"_fields":["id","record_created","record_lastmod","status","public","title","unitdateinclusive","unitdatebulk","creators","extent","language","contributor","description","physloc","rights","accessrestrict","userrestrict","prefercite","bioghist","scopecontent","relatedmaterial","separatedmaterial","signature_id"],"record_created":"2026-02-25T09:01:18","record_lastmod":"2026-03-02T12:49:58","status":"completed","public":"1","unitdateinclusive":"1913-1991","unitdatebulk":"1944-1946; 1980-1989","extent":"12 oral history interviews","language":["eng","jpn"],"contributor":"Densho","acqinfo":"David Welsh\r\n1940 Hearst Avenue\r\nBerkeley, CA 94709\r\nsub@sonic.net\r\n510-847-8657","custodhist":"Inherated by David upon Loni's passing, deeded to Densho in 2014. Some materials have been transferred to the Ethnic Studies Library at UC Berkeley where the rest of Ding's work resides.","processinfo":"First 12 oral histories were processed by Dana Hoshide in 2014. The rest of the collection was scanned and processed by the following archivists between 2023 and Feb. 2026, Darcy Ruppert (2023- Oct. 2024), Will Mandel (Oct. 2024-Oct. 2025), Kathryn Bolin (Nov. 2025-Feb. 2026)","rights":"cc","prefercite":"Courtesy of David Welsh, The Center for Educational Telecommunications (CET)","search_hidden":"","download_large":"denshovh-fhoward-01-a.jpg"}