Documentaries

av Stills of Frank Hachiya and two other soldiers (ddr-densho-1007-1666)

The two other men are not named. Original title: 150, II MON #18, 9-9-85, Stills of 3 men, Hachiya

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1666/

doc Clarence (Cal) Matsumura interview notes (ddr-densho-1007-899)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-899/

img Chizuko drumming (ddr-densho-1007-1233)

Negative. Last name unknown.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1233/

av San Francisco Courthouse footage, part 4 of 10 (ddr-densho-1007-1625)

Close-ups, inserts, and rear shots of Sansei lawyers Dale Minami and Karen Kai seated in the San Francisco courthouse. Original title: 104, II SF CT #4, 8-9-85, SF Court. Footage continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1626/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1625/

doc Interview subjects for The Color of Honor (ddr-densho-1007-1470)

Includes brief descriptions and contact information for each interviewee. Seems to have been written after interviews were filmed.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1470/

img Yukio Kawamoto, Loni in background (ddr-densho-1007-1342)

Negative. The interview being filmed here was used in the film Color of Honor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1342/

av Japanese diaries and photos of Nisei, narrated by Eric (ddr-densho-1007-1656)

Shots of Japanese diaries captured during the war, narrated by Eric (likely Eric Saul of the Presidio Army Museum), who discusses the diaries and the impact they had on the Nisei soldiers who translated them. He does the same for photos of Japanese Americans before, during, and after the war. Original title: 141, II B/K #11, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1656/

av Interview with Chris Ishii, part 2 of 7 (ddr-densho-1007-1556)

Ishii discusses his internment in the Amache camp, volunteering for the military, and his childhood as a Nisei. Video starts at 0:57. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 55, II NY #40, 6-85, Ishii. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1557/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1556/

av Interview with John Burden and Shig Kihara, part 4 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1791)

Burden discusses avoiding being sent to the Battle of New Georgia after the Guadalcanal campaign, bringing souvenirs back to Camp Savage, and the difficulties of serving in the jungle. Eric Saul and Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II B/K #9, Burden/Kihara tape I, 12/15/85

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1791/

doc Color of Honor revision worksheet (ddr-densho-1007-1057)

Distinct from ddr-densho-1007-1054.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1057/

av Interview with Jim Ariyasu, part 1 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1596)

Ariyasu discusses going to school to become a commissioned officer, his dreams of becoming a surgeon, his mother's health issues during his childhood, and the Japanese language testing he did upon joining the military. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 82, II LA #23, 7-24-85, Jim Ariyasu Interview II. Interview …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1596/

av Interview with Bill Dizer, part 2 of 3 (ddr-densho-1007-1677)

Dizer discusses his work in occupied Japan (particularly Kyushu), his first encounters with Nisei at the University of Michigan, segregation between Nisei and Caucasian soldiers, and the differences between Nisei and Japanese nationals. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 194, II JA #11, Bill Dizer, Fri. Jan. 31. Interview continues …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1677/

doc Chet Tanaka voiceover notes for Nisei Soldier (ddr-densho-1007-1428)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1428/

av Interview with Kiyofumi Kojima, part 3 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1695)

Interview conducted in Japanese. Original title: 210, II JA #34, Kiyofumi Kojima, Feb. 1, 1986. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1696/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1695/

av Interview with Masaru Ogawa, part 3 of 3 (ddr-densho-1007-1712)

Ogawa discusses being the last person to surrender from his interpreter school, working with American soldiers in Japan after the war, trusting an American soldier to take his personal belongings back to Tokyo, and his thoughts on post-war Japan. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II JA #51, Masaru Ogawa, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1712/

img Barry Saiki, Masaru Ogawa, and Loni Ding (ddr-densho-1007-1182)

Negative. Names listed from left to right.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1182/

av Interview with Yukio Kawamoto, part 8 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1552)

Kawamoto discusses the bombing of Hiroshima, Video starts at 0:53, interview ends at 5:38. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Rest of tape is b-roll: a letter written by Kawamoto, photos from the war. Original title: 52, II NY #36, 6-85, Kawamoto Album Pix

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1552/

img Behind the scenes shot in car (ddr-densho-1007-1164)

Negative.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1164/

doc Color of Honor postcard (ddr-densho-1007-1367)

Collage print on front side.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1367/

doc Ben Isamu Kawahata interviewee form (ddr-densho-1007-1130)

Used for the film Color of Honor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1130/

av John Kaneko and father digging; interview with father (ddr-densho-1007-1650)

John Kaneko and his father dig in a field; Loni asks the father about his time in Japan and the US. Original title: 135, II SAC #6, 9-7-85, John & father dig and talk

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1650/

av Conversation between Eric Saul and John Burden; Shig Kihara on Caucasian officers and Nisei soldiers (ddr-densho-1007-1787)

Saul and Burden discuss Burden's knowledge of Japanese and Burden's relationship with Japanese people in Japan and on Maui. Kihara discusses why the Pentagon wanted Caucasian officers leading Nisei in Japan, the relationships between Caucasian officers and Nisei soldiers (with examples), and a few stories about Judge Eugene Wright. Original title: II B/K #5, Burden/Kihara tape …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1787/

av Interview with George Kanegai (ddr-densho-1007-1581)

Kanegai discusses his time at the MISLS, serving overseas in Australia with ATIS, and the sinking of two Japanese submarines in Dutch Harbor. Video starts at 0:29. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Significant wind noise. Original title: II LA #8, Kanegai III Car Interview, wind problem, 7-23-85

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1581/

doc List of check donations for The Color of Honor (ddr-densho-1007-1483)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1483/

av Interview with Harry and Ken Akune, part 5 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1593)

This tape exclusively features Ken Akune, who discusses a confrontation he had with a racist sergeant, the propaganda he helped create in China/Burma/India, and the relationship between US soldiers and Japanese prisoners of war. Video starts at 0:29. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 79, II LA #20, 7-24-85, Ken …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1593/

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