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Ray Aka reading (ddr-densho-1007-1177)
Negative. Taken during an interview for The Color of Honor.
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Brian Yamakoshi playing koto (ddr-densho-1007-1325)
Negative. Taken during filming for The Color of Honor.
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Nisei Soldier: Standard Bearer for an Exiled People (ddr-densho-1007-1809)
Caption: Honor Guard, 442nd Regimental Combat Team; all-Japanese American infantry unit, November 1944, after liberation of Bruyeres, France (on German boarder), and rescue of Texan 'Lost Battalion,' 36th Division. Information: Vox Productions, Inc. Loni Ding, Executive Director. San Francisco, CA.
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Interview with Chris and Ada Ishii (ddr-densho-1007-1569)
The Ishiis discuss the difficulty of getting married and moving to the US (Ada is from China), Chris' time in camp, Ada meeting Chris' mother, and the first time the two met. Video starts at 0:52. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 66, II NY #53, Chris & Ada Verite …
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Eric Saul camera notes for Nisei Soldier (ddr-densho-1007-1393)
Camera notes for a Nisei Soldier segment Eric Saul, Rudy Tokiwa, Kent (Hori?), and Harry (possibly Harry Fukuhara).
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BTS shot of filming Brian Yamakoshi playing koto (ddr-densho-1007-1317)
Negative. Taken during filming for The Color of Honor.
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Interview with Paul Minerich, Tim Nomiyama, Masao Kataoka, and Kenjiro Hayakawa, part 8 of 8; interview with Gary and Grace Itano, part 1 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1805)
From left to right: Minerich, Nomiyama, Kataoka, Hayakawa. Kataoka discusses his hopes for the future, his feelings on Abraham Lincoln, and sneaking a letter from Hugh Nozawa to President Roosevelt out of camp. Minerich discusses the hearings that had taken place shortly before this interview at the Pentagon. Nomiyama discusses how he felt after the hearings …
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Interview with Jimmie Matsumura, part 2 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1606)
Matsumura discusses his time teaching at the 4th Army Military Intelligence School in San Francisco, his experience with John Aiso, his trouble with white officers, the difficulties his students faced, visiting his family at Heart Mountain, and the conflicting feelings his Nisei students had about military service. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the …
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Interview with Barry Saiki, part 3 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1704)
Saiki discusses being relocated to the Rohwer camp, working as editor for the Rohwer Outpost newspaper, the social stigma around his Caucasian friends visiting in camp, his friend Elizabeth Homberger (sp?) and the work she did for the Nisei during the war, the reactions to military recruiters at Rohwer, and his reasons for not volunteering for …
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San Francisco Courthouse footage, part 3 of 10 (ddr-densho-1007-1624)
B-roll of the interior of the Superior Court of San Francisco; footage of Sansei lawyers Dale Minami and Karen Kai listening to evacuation legislation while seated in a courthouse. Original title: 103, II SF CT #3, 8-9-85, SF Court. Footage continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1625/
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Lisa Nomiyama and Paul Minerich (ddr-densho-1007-1143)
Negative. Taken during interviews for The Color of Honor at UCLA.
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Loni Ding photo/video notes (ddr-densho-1007-1039)
May be for resources pulled from the National Archive.
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Interview with Manny Goldberg, part 5 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1566)
Goldberg discusses his service on Iwo Jima, his encounter with Takeshi Mori, "souvenir hunters", and swords. Video starts at 0:54. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 63, II NY #50, 6-85, Manny Goldberg Souvenir Swords. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1567/
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New York Times Going Out Guide (ddr-densho-1007-1015)
"Japanese" section mentions upcoming Nisei Soldier screenings in New York.
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Letter from Jane Gutfleisch to Loni Ding (ddr-densho-1007-1020)
Gutfleisch was the executive director of the California Confederation of the Arts at the time. Mentions Nisei Soldier.