Documentaries

doc Program acquisition agreement from the National Asian American Telecommunications Association for Color of Honor (ddr-densho-1007-1063)

Distribution deal.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1063/

av Interview with Sen Nishiyama, part 1 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1671)

Nishiyama discusses moving to Japan in the 1930s, growing up in Salt Lake City, starting to work in a Japanese research laboratory and obtaining Japanese citizenship, learning Japanese as a child, Japanese attitudes towards Americans, and the end of the war. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II JA #5, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1671/

doc LA interview locations (ddr-densho-1007-951)

Map with annotated locations of interviews conducted by Loni Ding for The Color of Honor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-951/

av Harry Fukuhara b-roll, part 2 of 2 (ddr-densho-1007-1639)

Images, cartoons and books from the household of Harry and Terry Fukuhara. Original title: II SJ #31, 8-18-85, Albums, Reel 31

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1639/

img Robert H. Foote and William Kochiyama with cows (ddr-densho-1007-1239)

Negative. From a shoot for The Color of Honor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1239/

img Frank S. Emi with newspaper (ddr-densho-1007-1163)

Negative. This interview appears in Color of Honor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1163/

img Frank S. Emi with Loni Ding and crew member (ddr-densho-1007-1160)

Negative. This interview appears in Color of Honor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1160/

img Portrait of Brian Yamakoshi (ddr-densho-1007-1318)

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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1318/

av Interview with Harry Akune, part 3 of 3 (ddr-densho-1007-1756)

Akune discusses volunteering for the military from camp and advice he got from his old schoolteacher after volunteering. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 65B, II VFW #8, Roll 9, Harry Akune, 2-15-87, VFW-LA

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1756/

doc Sound sync notes (ddr-densho-1007-1076)

Likely for Nisei Soldier.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1076/

doc George Kanegai interview notes (ddr-densho-1007-915)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-915/

doc Nisei Soldier article in the Washington Times (ddr-densho-1007-1009)

Describes an upcoming screening of Nisei Soldier on PBS.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1009/

img Harry Fukuhara, Loni Ding, one other, and cameraman (ddr-densho-1007-1179)

Negative. Fukuhara second from left, Ding second from right.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1179/

av Interview with Yosh Nakayama, part 2 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1586)

Nakayama discusses his time in Japanese language school, speaking only Japanese at home, an instructor of his who did not understand why a Nisei student did not speak fluent Japanese, his father's arrest by the FBI, his family's evacuation from LA and internment in Manzanar, and his family's return to LA after the war. Video starts …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1586/

img Two at drum (ddr-densho-1007-1219)

Negative. Chizuko (last name unknown) on the right.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1219/

av Interview with George Nakamura, part 4 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1683)

Nakamura discusses the relationship between the American military and the Chinese government, his impression of the Chinese military, and what he's told his children about incarceration and service. He also reads a letter written about his fellow Nisei Sho Numura, who had to have his appendix removed in China. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1683/

doc Kejiro Akune, John (Moose) Fujikawa, Masaomi Jim Mita interview notes (ddr-densho-1007-964)

Used for the film The Color of Honor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-964/

img Chizuko performing taiko (ddr-densho-1007-1191)

Negative. Last name unknown.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1191/

av Interview with Shiro Tokuno, part 2 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1782)

Tokuno discusses food distribution and hunger issues in post-war Japan, working on rice collection in Saga Prefecture, the story of a Japanese veteran who was nearly sent back home on his way to a hospital, and how the Nisei were viewed by Japanese nationals. Loni Ding can be heard asking quetsions behind the camera. Original title: …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1782/

doc New York Times review of The Color of Honor (ddr-densho-1007-1372)

Photocopy.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1372/

doc Program: The Color of Honor (ddr-densho-1007-1808)

Program provides an overview of the documentary, The Color of Honor, by Loni Ding which uses personal testimonies and archival footage to examine the military and civilian wartime of experiences of Japanese Americans.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1808/

av Interview with George Nakamura, part 1 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1680)

Nakamura discusses leaving camp for language school at Camp Savage, his experience in high school, his first encounter with racism in the South while at Camp Shelby, and his experience with racial discrimination as a child and young adult. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions in the background. Original title: 196, II JA #14, George …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1680/

av Interview with Ray Aka, part 6 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1690)

Aka discusses the new Japanese constitution drafted by the occupation forces, the war crimes trials in Japan, his father's death and funeral, and the diffrences between Nisei and Sansei. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions in the background. Original title: 201, II JA #24, Ray Aka, Feb. 1, 1986

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1690/

av Interview with Hoichi "Bob" Kubo (ddr-densho-1007-1762)

Kubo discusses serving with the MIS in the Pacific, Japanese values, his thoughts on war, the death of one of his close friends during the war, his time in Okinawa, the danger of being mistaken for a Japanese soldier, and the threat of poisonous gas from both sides. Interview starts at 0:15. Audio only. Loni Ding …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1762/

av Hollywood Judo Dojo footage, part 2 of 3 (ddr-densho-1007-1797)

Continued from ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1745/Gary (last name unknown), a student at the Hollywood Judo Dojo, discusses learning from Frank Emi and how the Hollywood dojo learns from others worldwide. From 6:27 to end, footage of Gary and Emi warming up and sparring. Loni Ding can be heard behind the camera. Original title: II RES/PRO #8, Frank Emi …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1797/

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