Documentaries

Arts and literature (32)
Performing arts (231)
Film (347)
Documentaries (746)

Related articles from the Densho Encyclopedia :
None, None, Manzanar Committee, None, OWI/WRA documentaries

Facilities
Format
Genre
Usage

Use <Ctrl> or (⌘) keys to select multiple terms

746 items
Ray Aka reading (ddr-densho-1007-1177)
img Ray Aka reading (ddr-densho-1007-1177)
Negative. Taken during an interview for The Color of Honor.
Nisei Soldier: Standard Bearer for an Exiled People (ddr-densho-1007-1809)
img 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.
Interview with Chris and Ada Ishii (ddr-densho-1007-1569)
av 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 …
Eric Saul camera notes for Nisei Soldier (ddr-densho-1007-1393)
doc 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).
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)
av 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 …
Interview with Jimmie Matsumura, part 2 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1606)
av 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 …
Interview with Barry Saiki, part 3 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1704)
av 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 …
San Francisco Courthouse footage, part 3 of 10 (ddr-densho-1007-1624)
av 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/
Lisa Nomiyama and Paul Minerich (ddr-densho-1007-1143)
img Lisa Nomiyama and Paul Minerich (ddr-densho-1007-1143)
Negative. Taken during interviews for The Color of Honor at UCLA.
Interview with Manny Goldberg, part 5 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1566)
av 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/
New York Times Going Out Guide (ddr-densho-1007-1015)
doc New York Times Going Out Guide (ddr-densho-1007-1015)
"Japanese" section mentions upcoming Nisei Soldier screenings in New York.
Letter from Jane Gutfleisch to Loni Ding (ddr-densho-1007-1020)
doc 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.
API