Hawai'i

doc The New Japanese American News 1949 Yearbook (ddr-densho-474-54)

Postwar directory of Japanese Americans living across the United States published by Shin Nichibei (Los Angeles Japanese newspaper). Names and community organizations are listed alphabetically by geographic region (states listed generally from west to east followed by Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Caribbean Islands, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and South America). Includes 220-page photographic advertising section for Japanese-owned businesses …

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av Goro Sumida interviewed by Eric Saul, part 1 of 2 (ddr-densho-1007-1765)

Sumida discusses serving in the 100th Battalion, only having Christian priests during the war, his service in Brouay, his family, what a dead body smells like, the impact of wartime casualties, his relationship with his Caucasian officers, Hawaiian terms used during the war, how he wants the 100th to be remembered, Partial transcript available through 6:39 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1765/

av Interview with Ray Aka, part 1 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1685)

Aka discusses moving to Japan in 1946, growing up on Maui and in Okinawa, returning to the US as a teenager, being drafted, and his Japanese education. The first few minutes of the tape are Loni Ding explaining her interview process to Aka. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions during the interview. Original title: II …

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doc Leighton "Goro" Sumida Interview Transcript (ddr-densho-1007-1871)

Eric Saul interview with Leighton "Goro" Sumida in Honolulu, Hawaii on November 18, 1980: Tape 2, Side A. In this interview Sumida describes his family and upbringing, his experiences in the 100th Infantry Battalion, and postwar life. This transcript is continued on object ddr-densho-1007-1872 as indicated by the page numbers. Content warning: use of strong language …

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doc Background Information on Spark Masayuki Matsunaga (ddr-densho-1007-1842)

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img Yukuko Murakami citizenship card (ddr-densho-37-1686)

Included annotation: B-705, Yukuko Murakami.

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img Back of Elmer Murakami citizenship card (ddr-densho-37-1685)

Included annotation: B-704, Elmer Jitsuji Murakami.

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img Elmer Murakami citizenship card (ddr-densho-37-1684)

Included annotation: B-703, Elmer Jitsuji Murakami.

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img Back of Elmer Murakami citizenship card (ddr-densho-37-1687)

Included annotation: B-706, Yukuko Murakami.

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vh Haruye Murakami Hagiwara Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-284-19)

Lifestyle changes during the war: gas masks, martial law

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the …

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vh Haruye Murakami Hagiwara Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-284-16)

Father's arrest by a Japanese American police officer

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-284-16/

vh Jane Komeiji Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-406-10)

Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

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vh Jane Komeiji Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-406-11)

The aftermath of the bombing of Pearl Harbor: being visited by the FBI

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of …

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vh Sadaichi Kubota Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-40-11)

Cleaning up the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, seeing the "puffs of smoke"

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were generally shorter in length than the typical Densho interview and tend to concentrate on …

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vh Sadaichi Kubota Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-40-4)

Development of Nisei values in prewar Hawaii, Japanese language school

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were generally shorter in length than the typical Densho interview and tend to concentrate on the individual's …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-40-4/

vh Sadaichi Kubota Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-40-2)

Memories of prewar life in Hilo, Hawaii

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were generally shorter in length than the typical Densho interview and tend to concentrate on the individual's military service during …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-40-2/

vh Sadaichi Kubota Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-40-3)

Past lifestyle vs. current lifestyle in Hawaii

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were generally shorter in length than the typical Densho interview and tend to concentrate on the individual's military service during …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-40-3/

vh Sadaichi Kubota Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-40-10)

Witness to the bombing of Pearl Harbor

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were generally shorter in length than the typical Densho interview and tend to concentrate on the individual's military service during …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-40-10/

vh Harriet Sato Masunaga Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-389-6)

Father is taken away on the day that Pearl Harbor is bombed

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the …

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vh Harriet Sato Masunaga Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-389-8)

Coping with restrictions in Hawaii during the war

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

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vh James A. Nakano Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-245-10)

Traveling to the mainland U.S.

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vh Helene J. Minehira Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-319-12)

Witnessing the bombing of Pearl Harbor

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

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vh Helene J. Minehira Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-319-20)

Memories of Hawaii during martial law

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

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vh Helene J. Minehira Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-319-19)

Being singled out for being Japanese American

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-319-19/

vh Helene J. Minehira Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-319-21)

Fighting for redress for Japanese Hawaiians who lost their homes during the war

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of …

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