Interview with Frank Emi, part 5 of 6
PARTNER
Densho
Visit partner
OBJECT ID
ddr-densho-1007-1796
PARENT COLLECTION
Loni Ding Oral History and Film Research Collection
DESCRIPTION
Emi discusses community organizations and publications that shunned the draft resisters, the statement by the Fair Play Committee that triggered their arrest, what his children know of his time in camp, and why some Nisei and Issei don't discuss what happened during the war. Emi also reads a letter from George Ishikawa leading up to the trial of the Fair Play Committee Interview starts at 0:28. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II RES/PRO #6, Frank Emi UCLA 5/31/86, Roll 6. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1745/
00:22:21
DATE
May 31, 1986
LOCATION
OBJECT GENRE
Interviews
OBJECT FORMAT
Audio/Visual
TOPICS
- Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Film -- Documentaries
- Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- The Japanese American Citizens League
- Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Community and social service associations
- World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Draft resistance -- Fair Play Committee
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.