Documentaries

av Ishii family b-roll (scrolls) (ddr-densho-1007-1573)

No audio. B-roll of Japanese scrolls. Original title: 70, II NY #57, 6-85, Ishii stills, father scrolls

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1573/

doc James Oda interviewee form (ddr-densho-1007-1129)

Used for the film Color of Honor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1129/

doc Harry S. Iida interviewee form (ddr-densho-1007-946)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-946/

av Tom Sakamoto b-roll, part 2 of 2 (ddr-densho-1007-1648)

Stills from photo albums of Tom Sakamoto, mostly pictures from service. Loni Ding and a cameraman can be heard discussing the photos in the background. Original title: 132, II SJ #39, 8-18-85, Sakamoto Albums

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1648/

av Interview with Hideko Seo, part 4 of 4; b-roll of dolls and kimonos (ddr-densho-1007-1538)

Hideko Seo discusses her family life pre-war, visiting Bruyeres, and post-war memory. Seo interview ends at 11:34; rest of tape is shots of Hinamatsuri dolls and kimonos, presumably from the household of Kazuko Iijima. Video starts at 0:54. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 42, II NY #22, 6-85, Hideko …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1538/

img Chizuko with drum (ddr-densho-1007-1229)

Negative. Last name unknown.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1229/

av Interview with Gary and Grace Itano, part 6 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1748)

Gary discusses the decision the DB Boys made to refuse to serve, the decision to intern the Japanese American population, the importance of the Kibei to the DB Boys, his experience in Japan and his connection to his heritage, and his father's court martial. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1748/

Interview with a woman of the Watsonville Issei Singers, part 2 of 2; interview with unnamed man; b-roll of Kizuka Hall exterior; Monroe Sweetland and Shig Kihara walking (ddr-densho-1007-1661)

av Interview with a woman of the Watsonville Issei Singers, part 2 of 2; interview with unnamed man; b-roll of Kizuka Hall exterior; Monroe Sweetland and Shig Kihara walking (ddr-densho-1007-1661)

An Issei woman (not named) discusses becoming an American citizen (and losing Japanese citizenship). An interpreter translates her answers into English. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions in the background. Interview ends at 5:10; another interview starts after, where a man (not named) discusses the Watsonville Issei Singers and how many Issei became citizens. That …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1661/

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/

doc Herzog interview notes (ddr-densho-1007-920)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-920/

img Loni Ding, Kenny and Chizuko (ddr-densho-1007-1221)

Negative. Last names unknown. Names listed from left to right.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1221/

doc Nisei Soldier promotional flyer (ddr-densho-1007-1498)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1498/

av Interview with Monroe Sweetland, part 2 of 3 (ddr-densho-1007-1664)

Sweetland discusses meeting Frank Hachiya's father, Hachiya's father's decision to have Frank buried in Hood River, Frank's funeral, what he knew of Frank's family during the war, Frank's death, and the political climate of Hood River. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 148, II MON #16, 9-9-85, Monroe interview, father …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1664/

doc Letter from Richard Oguro to Loni Ding (ddr-densho-1007-941)

Contains criticism from Oguro of Loni Ding's documentary Nisei Soldier.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-941/

img William Kochiyama and Robert H. Foote with cows (ddr-densho-1007-1362)

Negative. Taken during filming for The Color of Honor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1362/

img Kenny performing taiko (ddr-densho-1007-1197)

Negative. Last name unknown.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1197/

av Interview with Hideko Seo, part 1 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1535)

Seo discusses her experiences growing up in Portland, moving to Chicago during evacuation, her brother Jimmy's service/camp visits, and her family's time in Minidoka. Also mentions her brother's death during the war. Video starts at 0:52. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II NY #19, 6-85, Hideko Seo. Interview continues …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1535/

img William Kochiyama and Robert H. Foote (ddr-densho-1007-1357)

Negative. Taken during filming for The Color of Honor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1357/

doc Miscellaneous Loni notes (ddr-densho-1007-1513)

Likely related to Nisei Soldier.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1513/

av Interview with Jacob Herzog, part 1 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1539)

Herzog discusses his service in Okinawa, meeting and working with Nisei soldiers. Includes a few stories from the Pacific theater. Video starts at 0:54. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II NY #23, Jacob Herzog. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1540/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1539/

av Interview with Sen Nishiyama, part 3 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1673)

Nishiyama discusses being in Japan during the war, his and Japan's general reactions to the surrender, the American soldiers that came over during the occupation, and the foundation of the Japanese chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II JA #7, Sen Nishiyama, Fri. …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1673/

doc Don C. Oka interviewee form (ddr-densho-1007-956)

Used for the film The Color of Honor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-956/

img Kenny performing taiko (ddr-densho-1007-1202)

Negative. Last name unknown.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1202/

doc Manny Goldberg notes (ddr-densho-1007-925)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-925/

av Interview with John Burden and Shig Kihara, part 2 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1789)

Burden discusses an operation attempting to get Japanese soldiers in a cave to surrender, translating captured documents, how his superiors reacted to translated information, serving in Fiji, the attitudes of Nisei whose parents were interned, his time serving with a soldier named Miyazaki, and some close calls he and his soldiers had. Loni Ding can be …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1789/

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