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Stills for end of Nisei Soldier (ddr-densho-1007-1418)
Post-it notes were originally on the 8.5 x 11 sheet.
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Interview with Hugh Nozawa, part 1 of 3 (ddr-densho-1007-1713)
Nozawa discusses being born in Santa Monica, attending high school in Japan, being drafted, being court-martialed for refusing to complete training, recently getting honorable discharge, the discrimination he and other Nisei faced in the army, and President Roosevelt's visit to Fort Riley. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 220, II …
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Interview with Harry Akune, part 2 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1601)
Akune discusses his decision to volunteer, his brothers in the Japanese army, his reaction to Pearl Harbor, the Japanese occupation in Manchuria, his time in language school, his family after the war, meeting his wife, his time in Chicago, and his translation work in the army in Brisbane. Video starts at 0:30. Loni Ding can be …
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B-roll: farmland, line of chairs, tables (ddr-densho-1007-1744)
Original title: 88B, II TB-13, Reel #13, 6/28/87
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Camera crew (ddr-densho-1007-1344)
Negative. The interview being filmed here was used in the film Color of Honor.
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Interview with Sho Nomura, part 1 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1610)
Nomura discusses growing up in California, selling the family business and evacuation, and his thoughts on war with Japan. Video starts at 0:27. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 93, II LA #40, 7-25-85, Sho Nomura Interview I. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1611/
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Pre-war house footage, part 4 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1736)
B-roll: radio, table, books, fishbowl. Original title: 79B, II TB-4, Reel #4, 6/27/87, Prewar house. Footage continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1737/
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Shigeo Ito and Steve K. Yagi interview notes (ddr-densho-1007-959)
Used for the film The Color of Honor.
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Interview with Gary and Grace Itano, part 5 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1747)
Gary discusses the legal efforts to reverse the charges of the DB Boys, his role in the hearings, and the reasons it took so long for the DB Boys to pursue legal action. Grace discusses why she buried her husband in Japan. Video starts at 0:51. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. …
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Goro Sumida interviewed by Eric Saul, part 2 of 2 (ddr-densho-1007-1766)
Sumida discusses his family, visiting his family at Rohwer, his impressions of camp, his time in basic training, war stories from Germany, the awards he received after the war, and whether he considers himself lucky. This interview was not conducted specifically for Loni Ding's work, rather for a book the Presidio was putting together. Partial transcript …
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Nisei Soldier review by Ed Mintz in The Lively Arts column (ddr-densho-1007-1493)
Publisher unknown. Annotation on bottom notes an address, likely personal.
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Edit logs for The Color of Honor (ddr-densho-1007-1396)
Incomplete, only corresponds to a small section of the film.
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Eric Saul folder of Nisei Soldier edit logs (ddr-densho-1007-1392)
Eric Saul worked at the Presidio Army Museum in San Francisco.
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B-roll: bathhouse, fire, sandals (ddr-densho-1007-1742)
Original title: 85B, II TB-10, Reel #10, 6/28/87