Documentaries

av Interview with Henry (Hank) Gosho, part 1 of 3 (ddr-densho-1007-1768)

Gosho discusses returning to Seattle from Japan before the war, his brothers being conscripted into the Japanese army, Pearl Harbor, his father's arrest by the FBI, assuming the Nisei wouldn't be evacuated, being relocated to Puyallup/Camp Harmony, realizing that he was a prisoner, his time at Minidoka, deciding early on to join the military, and the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1768/

av Interview with Ray Aka, part 2 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1686)

Aka discusses being drafted in San Francisco, his reaction to Pearl Harbor (which happened two months after he was drafted), being relieved from duties after Pearl Harbor, his prospects as a Nisei growing up in Hawaii, his father's arrest in Hawaii and incarceration in mainland US. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions in the background. …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1686/

av Interview with George Nakamura, part 2 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1681)

Nakamura discusses his deployment to Asia, his service in Chongqing, interrogating Japanese prisoners of war, and translating captured documents. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions in the background. Original title: 197, II JA #15, George Nakamura, Fri. Jan 31. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1682/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1681/

doc Color of Honor revision notes (ddr-densho-1007-1058)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1058/

doc The Color of Honor Postcard (ddr-densho-1007-1810)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1810/

av Conversation between John Burden and Shig Kihara, part 2 of 3 (ddr-densho-1007-1654)

Burden and Kihara discuss their service in the Pacific theater, Kihara's time in Japan after college, Kihara's time teaching at the Military Language Service Language School, and Kihara's father's thoughts on his joining the military. Original title: 139, II B/K #2, Burden/Kihara, Cressey Field, 12/15/85, needs color correction. Conversation continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1785/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1654/

Monroe Sweetland and Shig Kihara walking and talking about the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center; exterior shots of the Center (ddr-densho-1007-1662)

av Monroe Sweetland and Shig Kihara walking and talking about the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center; exterior shots of the Center (ddr-densho-1007-1662)

Exterior shots of Sweetland and Kihara walking into Hachiya Hall; stills of signage outside; Kihara and Sweetland walking together and discussing the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center. Video starts at 0:29. Original title: 146, II MON #14, 9-9-85, DF Walk, Shig & Monroe

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1662/

av Interview with Yosh Nakayama, part 3 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1587)

Nakayama discusses his time searching for downed planes with the Graves Registration team in occupied Japan. Video starts at 0:26. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II LA #14, Y. Nakayama III, 7-23-85. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1588/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1587/

doc Nisei Soldier credits roll (ddr-densho-1007-1430)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1430/

doc Song and sound list (ddr-densho-1007-890)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-890/

av Interview with Yukio Kawamoto, part 5 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1549)

Kawamoto discusses the letters he wrote to his parents during his service, visiting them in camp (Topaz), and getting his dog tags marked as Buddhist. Also talks about post-war occupation of Japan with ATIS. Video starts at 0:57. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 50, II NY #33, Kawamoto. Interview …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1549/

doc Reno donation notes for The Color of Honor (ddr-densho-1007-1479)

Page 2 mentions the AJA veterans reunion.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1479/

img Frank S. Emi and camera crew (ddr-densho-1007-1158)

Negative. This interview appears in Color of Honor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1158/

doc Color of Honor promotional document (ddr-densho-1007-1366)

Prepared for a screening at the National Museum of American History.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1366/

av Interview with Frank Emi, part 5 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1796)

Emi discusses community organizations and publications that shunned the draft resisters, the statement by the Fair Play Committee that triggered their arrest, what his children know of his time in camp, and why some Nisei and Issei don't discuss what happened during the war. Emi also reads a letter from George Ishikawa leading up to the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1796/

av Interview with Arthur (Art) Morimitsu, part 5 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1753)

Morimitsu discusses his relationship with Caucasian American soldiers, stories from his service, and his thoughts on draft resisters. Video starts at 0:25. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 62B, II VFW #5, VFW - LA, Art Morimitsu, Feb. 15, 1987. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1754/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1753/

img Robert H. Foote on farm (ddr-densho-1007-1248)

Negative. From a shoot for The Color of Honor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1248/

img Nisei Soldier promotional image (ddr-densho-1007-1369)

Image features the Honor Guard of the 442nd RCT.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1369/

av Interview with Bill Dizer, part 1 of 3 (ddr-densho-1007-1676)

Dizer, who lives in Japan, discusses how he started to learn Japanese at the University of Michigan, his thoughts on evacuation and his deployment in Japan. Interview starts at 6:15. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 193, II JA #10, Bill Dizer, Fri., Jan. 31. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1677/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1676/

doc Inouye notes (ddr-densho-1007-1427)

Daniel Inouye was a senator for Hawaii from 1963 to 2012 and was interviewed for Nisei Soldier.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1427/

av Interview with Harry Fukuhara, part 1 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1697)

Fukuhara discusses his service in the Pacific theater, working with ATIS, and his first landing. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Last few seconds are an accidental recording from the Kiyofumi Kojima interview. Original title: 212, II JA #36, Harry Fukuhara, Sun. Feb. 2. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1698/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1697/

av Pre-war house footage, part 2 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1734)

Footage of what appear to be home videos recorded while projected: fishing boats, families, beach trips. Original title: 77B, II TB-2, Reel #2, 6/27/87. Footage continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1735/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1734/

doc Phil Ishio notes on campaigns in the Philippines and New Guinea (ddr-densho-1007-1472)

Annotated by Loni Ding.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1472/

av Interview with Harry Fukuhara, part 2 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1698)

Fukuhara discusses his service in the Pacific, being mistaken for a Japanese soldier, interviewing a gravely wounded prisoner of war, and POWs he interviewed just before their death. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 213, II JA #37, Harry Fukuhara, Sun. Feb. 2. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1699/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1698/

doc Monroe Sweetland notes (ddr-densho-1007-999)

Used for the film The Color of Honor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-999/

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