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Interview with Shiro Tokuno, part 4 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1784)
av Interview with Shiro Tokuno, part 4 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1784)
Tokuno discusses his work in the land reform program in occupied Japan, his lifelong interest in Japanese agriculture, his relationship with Mr. Matsumoto (a high-ranking Japanese official working in agriculture), California's water distribution system, and what the US could learn from Japanese agriculture. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II …
Chizuko detailing Noh mask (ddr-densho-1007-1305)
img Chizuko detailing Noh mask (ddr-densho-1007-1305)
Negative. Marked with X on contact sheet. Last name unknown.
Interview with Kazuko Iijima, part 4 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1534)
av Interview with Kazuko Iijima, part 4 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1534)
Iijima discusses joining her husband at Camp Shelby in Mississippi, witnessing discrimination against others, the Nisei experience in camp, and the importance of talking about the past. Video starts at 0:53. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 39, II NY #18, 6-85, Kazuko Iijima
Interview with Arthur (Art) Morimitsu, part 1 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1749)
av Interview with Arthur (Art) Morimitsu, part 1 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1749)
Morimitsu discusses evacuation, his family's internment at Tule Lake, anti-Japanese sentiment after Pearl Harbor, being recruited by the military, and camp attitudes towards recruitment. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions in the background. Original title: 58B, II VFW #1, VFW - Art Morimitsu, Feb. 15, 1987. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1750/
LA Nisei Week logs for Nisei Soldier (ddr-densho-1007-1394)
doc LA Nisei Week logs for Nisei Soldier (ddr-densho-1007-1394)
Includes several shots of festivities and parades for Los Angeles Nisei Week.
Interview with Barry Saiki, part 2 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1703)
av Interview with Barry Saiki, part 2 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1703)
Saiki discusses his mother's reaction to his father's arrest and imprisonment, his time at Stockton Assembly Center, the attitudes of incarcerees at Stockton, the difficulty Nisei faced trying to find jobs at the time, and being relocated to the Rohwer camp. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II JA #42, …
Exterior footage at Tokyo Station, part 1 (ddr-densho-1007-1721)
av Exterior footage at Tokyo Station, part 1 (ddr-densho-1007-1721)
Footage of Harry Fukuhara walking around outside Tokyo Station. Loni Ding can be heard directing. Original title: 228, II JA #60, Tokyo Station, Fri, Feb. 7. Footage continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1722/
Letter to Loni Ding from Min (ddr-densho-1007-1024)
doc Letter to Loni Ding from Min (ddr-densho-1007-1024)
Likely from Minoru Hara. Written after the release of Nisei Soldier.
Pre-war house footage, part 5 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1737)
av Pre-war house footage, part 5 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1737)
B-roll: books, marbles, fish, magazines, clippings, rice, photographs. Original title: 80B, II TB-5, Reel #5, 6/27/87. Footage continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1738/
Notes and drawings for Loni Ding (ddr-densho-1007-1485)
doc Notes and drawings for Loni Ding (ddr-densho-1007-1485)
"Mortar canon" was originally covered by tape. Used for Nisei Soldier.
Interview with Gary and Grace Itano, part 3 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1807)
av Interview with Gary and Grace Itano, part 3 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1807)
Grace discusses moving to Orange County after her husband's death, her impressions of the DB Boys and her relationship with them, Gary discusses learning about the DB Boys, his father's plans for his children, how going to Japan helped broaden his worldview, and his father's philosophy. Interview starts at 0:55. Loni Ding can be heard asking …
Watsonville Issei Singers conversing (ddr-densho-1007-1657)
av Watsonville Issei Singers conversing (ddr-densho-1007-1657)
Various shots of elderly Issei speaking with one another. Video starts at 0:25. Original title: 142, II MON #9, 9-9-85, Watsonville Issei Singers, Steal Shots 1st Song
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