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doc Letter from Dana Rouse to Loni Ding about Nisei Soldier distribution (ddr-densho-1007-1462)

"American Samurai" refers to the film that would eventually become Nisei Soldier.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1462/

doc Story Line and Verbal Thread (ddr-densho-1007-1397)

Partial outline for the narrative of The Color of Honor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1397/

av Tanaka family b-roll, part 6 of 7 (ddr-densho-1007-1645)

Stills from photo albums of the Tanaka family. Linked to Walter Tanaka, who was interviewed for The Color of Honor. Video starts at 0:45. Loni Ding can be heard narrating the photos and directing the camera. Original title: 130, II SJ #37, 8-18-85, Tanaka Album. B-roll continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1646/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1645/

doc Harry Akune interview notes (ddr-densho-1007-953)

Used for the film The Color of Honor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-953/

img Closeup shot of koto playing (ddr-densho-1007-1319)

Negative. Koto player is Brian Yamakoshi. Taken during filming for The Color of Honor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1319/

av Interview with Nobuo Yamashita, part 2 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1777)

Yamashita discusses serving with Minoru (Min) Hara, his family's business ventures (farming and produce), being deployed to the 6th Infantry Division in New Guinea, how he kept himself busy while serving, the story of a boy who was shot in a friendly fire incident, his issues with his officers, not getting furlough, and the death of …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1777/

av Harry Fukuhara b-roll, part 1 of 2 (ddr-densho-1007-1638)

B-roll of Harry Fukuhara and his wife Terry driving up to their house; video of photos and books from the Fukuhara household. Video starts at 0:24. Original title: 124, II SJ #30, 8-17-85, Harry's House SJ. B-roll continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1639/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1638/

doc Harry Akune interviewee form (ddr-densho-1007-952)

Used for the film The Color of Honor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-952/

doc Color of Honor production notes; processing costs, resources needed, remaining shoots (ddr-densho-1007-1041)

Some of this processing was done at BAVC.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1041/

doc Seichi Sugino interviewee form (ddr-densho-1007-1125)

Used for the film Color of Honor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1125/

doc Nisei Soldier "MASSA" edit logs (ddr-densho-1007-1405)

Unclear who the annotators were; page 4 looks like Loni Ding's handwriting, page 6 doesn't.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1405/

doc Letter from Mike Masaoka to Chet Tanaka on the subject of Nisei Soldier (ddr-densho-1007-1465)

Loni Ding cc'd. Also discusses an upcoming project of Ding's, which would become The Color of Honor. Expresses Masaoka's concern that a film on Nisei soldiers may spur anti-Japanese sentiment.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1465/

doc Kazuhiko Yamada interviewee form (ddr-densho-1007-962)

Used for the film The Color of Honor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-962/

doc Military music notes (ddr-densho-1007-1434)

Likely for Nisei Soldier.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1434/

av Interview with John Fujii, part 1 of 2 (ddr-densho-1007-1691)

Fujii, who was born and lives in Japan, discusses growing up in Livingston, CA, realizing he was Japanese as a child, going to college at Pomona, segregation in the schools he attended as a child, and his family's internment during the war. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions in the background. Original title: 202, II …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1691/

img Loni Ding and man (ddr-densho-1007-1330)

Negative.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1330/

img Masao Kataoka and one other (ddr-densho-1007-1334)

Negative. Taken during interviews for The Color of Honor at UCLA.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1334/

av Interview with Harry and Ken Akune, part 3 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1591)

Ken Akune discusses his time at Amache, his decision to join the military from camp, his time at Camp Savage, his basic training with the 442nd, community objection to his volunteering, and his time in the China-Burma-India theater. Video starts at 0:27. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 77, II …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1591/

av Interview with Robert H. Foote, part 4 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1528)

Foote discusses discrimination against Japanese-Americans. Also talks about draft resisters and those who were killed in action. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Video starts at 1:00. Original title: 33, II NY #12, 6-85, Foote interview

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1528/