Documentaries

doc George Kanegai interview notes (ddr-densho-1007-915)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-915/

doc Nisei Soldier article in the Washington Times (ddr-densho-1007-1009)

Describes an upcoming screening of Nisei Soldier on PBS.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1009/

img Harry Fukuhara, Loni Ding, one other, and cameraman (ddr-densho-1007-1179)

Negative. Fukuhara second from left, Ding second from right.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1179/

av Interview with Yosh Nakayama, part 2 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1586)

Nakayama discusses his time in Japanese language school, speaking only Japanese at home, an instructor of his who did not understand why a Nisei student did not speak fluent Japanese, his father's arrest by the FBI, his family's evacuation from LA and internment in Manzanar, and his family's return to LA after the war. Video starts …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1586/

img Two at drum (ddr-densho-1007-1219)

Negative. Chizuko (last name unknown) on the right.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1219/

av Interview with Moose (John) Fujikawa, part 2 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1583)

Fujikawa discusses working on a sugar beet farm during internment, his decision to volunteer for the army, his relationship with his parents, his service with ATIS in Australia and with the Australian army in the Pacific. Video starts at 0:26. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II LA #10, Fujikawa …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1583/

doc Partial outline for The Color of Honor (ddr-densho-1007-1402)

Dated 6/24, year not specified, likely 1987. Pages 13-16 are very similar to ddr-densho-1007-1400.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1402/

doc Miscellaneous notes (ddr-densho-1007-1414)

Likely for Nisei Soldier.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1414/

av Interview with Shiro Tokuno, part 2 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1782)

Tokuno discusses food distribution and hunger issues in post-war Japan, working on rice collection in Saga Prefecture, the story of a Japanese veteran who was nearly sent back home on his way to a hospital, and how the Nisei were viewed by Japanese nationals. Loni Ding can be heard asking quetsions behind the camera. Original title: …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1782/

doc New York Times review of The Color of Honor (ddr-densho-1007-1372)

Photocopy.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1372/

doc Program: The Color of Honor (ddr-densho-1007-1808)

Program provides an overview of the documentary, The Color of Honor, by Loni Ding which uses personal testimonies and archival footage to examine the military and civilian wartime of experiences of Japanese Americans.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1808/

av Interview with Ray Aka, part 1 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1685)

Aka discusses moving to Japan in 1946, growing up on Maui and in Okinawa, returning to the US as a teenager, being drafted, and his Japanese education. The first few minutes of the tape are Loni Ding explaining her interview process to Aka. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions during the interview. Original title: II …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1685/

av Interview with Harry Fukuhara, part 2 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1633)

Fukuhara discusses working as a gardener, his employers (the Mounts) offering to adopt him, deciding to enter camp with his sister, his time in the Tulare assembly center and the Mounts visiting, Video starts at 0:40. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 118, II SJ #24, 8-17-85, SJ, Harry's house. …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1633/

av Chris and Ada Ishii at home (ddr-densho-1007-1568)

First part likely intended as b-roll; Loni Ding can be heard directing in background, but the conversation between Chris and Ada is not scripted. Interview starts at 10:45. Ada discusses how she and Chris met in Chongqing, her life before then, and how the two started dating. Original title: 65, II NY #52, 6-85, Chris & …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1568/

img William Kochiyama portrait (ddr-densho-1007-1356)

Negative. Taken during filming for The Color of Honor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1356/

doc Kanshi Stanley Yamashita interviewee form and dissertation abstract (ddr-densho-1007-1126)

Likely used for the film Color of Honor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1126/

doc Research notes (ddr-densho-1007-880)

Used for the film Color of Honor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-880/

img Kenny performing taiko (ddr-densho-1007-1207)

Negative. Last name unknown.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1207/

img Loni Ding and man (ddr-densho-1007-1331)

Negative.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1331/

av Interview with Paul Minerich, Tim Nomiyama, Masao Kataoka, and Kenjiro Hayakawa, part 5 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1802)

From left to right: Minerich, Nomiyama, Kataoka, Hayakawa. Kataoka and Hayakawa discuss why they refused to serve. Kataoka discusses why he had little faith that justice would be done and the change in attitudes towards Japanese Americans since the war. Nomiyama discusses why he refused to fight. Interview starts at 0:27. Loni Ding can be heard …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1802/

av Interview with Shigeo Yamada, part 3 of 3 (ddr-densho-1007-1709)

Yamada discusses the military service of his brothers (for the Japanese army) and the state of Japan after the war/post-reconstruction. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II JA #48, Shigeo Yamada, Sun. Feb. 2

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1709/

av Interview with Chris Ishii, part 5 of 7 (ddr-densho-1007-1559)

Ishii discusses his basic training in Mississippi, Jim Crow, his experiences with Nisei interrogators in China, and his father moving to the US. Video starts at 0:55. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 58, II NY #43, 6-85, Ishii. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1560/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1559/