Interview with Frank Emi, part 4 of 6
PARTNER
Densho
Visit partner
OBJECT ID
ddr-densho-1007-1795
PARENT COLLECTION
Loni Ding Oral History and Film Research Collection
DESCRIPTION
Emi discusses the importance of the Fair Play Committee winning their case, the lasting impact of his imprisonment, the loyalty questionnaire, the beginning of the draft resistance movement, why the story of the draft resisters doesn't get as much attention as it deserves, and why the JACL and Japanese American newspapers did not support draft resistance. Interview starts at 0:30. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II RES/PRO #5, Frank Emi UCLA 5/31/86, Roll 5. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1796/
00:22:21
DATE
May 31, 1986
LOCATION
OBJECT GENRE
Interviews
OBJECT FORMAT
Audio/Visual
TOPICS
- Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Film -- Documentaries
- World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Draft resistance -- Fair Play Committee
- World War II -- Administration -- Registration and the "loyalty questionnaire"
- World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Draft resistance
- Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- The Japanese American Citizens League
- World War II -- Concentration camps -- Conflicts, intimidation, and violence
FACILITY
CREATORS
- Ding, Loni (interviewer)
- Emi, Frank (interviewee)
PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS
CONTRIBUTOR
Densho
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of David Welsh, The Center for Educational Telecommunications (CET)
RIGHTS
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.