Loni Ding Oral History and Film Research Collection ddr-densho-1007
1870 items
1870 items
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Balcony conversation between George Kanegai, Yosh Yamada, and Jimmie Matsumura (ddr-densho-1007-1604)
George Kanegai, Yosh Yamada, and Jimmie Matsumura Matsumura have a conversation on a balcony, directed by Loni. The three talk about their service, the Z Plan, the 112th, and Yosh's deployment overseas before the war. Original title: 90, II LA #31, 7-24-85, Balcony: K. Akune, H. Akune, Kanegai, Yamada & Matsumura
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Balcony conversation between George Kanegai, Yosh Yamada, and Jimmie Matsumura ; interview with Jimmie Matsumura, part 1 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1605)
Matsumura discusses his time teaching at the 4th Army Military Intelligence School in San Francisco, his experience with John Aiso, his trouble with white officers, and being denied the rank he was promised. Interview starts at 3:20. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II LA #32, 7-24-85, J. Matsumura Interview …
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Interview with Jimmie Matsumura, part 2 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1606)
Matsumura discusses his time teaching at the 4th Army Military Intelligence School in San Francisco, his experience with John Aiso, his trouble with white officers, the difficulties his students faced, visiting his family at Heart Mountain, and the conflicting feelings his Nisei students had about military service. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the …
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Interview with Jimmie Matsumura, part 3 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1607)
Matsumura discusses the time he spent in Japan as a child, the difficulty of Japanese high school, his work on the Far East military tribunal post-war. Video starts at 0:24. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Audio cuts out at 20:36. Original title: II LA #34, 7-24-85, J. Matsumura Interview III. Interview …
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Interview with Jimmie Matsumura, part 4 of 4; interview with Clarence Matsumura, part 1 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1608)
Jimmie Matsumura discusses his time teaching Japanese at the Pentagon and his work as a prosecutor for the Far East military tribunal. His interview ends at 17:23, at which time an interview with Clarence Matsumura begins. Clarence discusses growing up in Wyoming and his father's work as a railroad foreman. Video starts at 0:25. Loni Ding …
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Interview with Clarence Matsumura, part 2 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1609)
Matsumura discusses growing up in Wyoming, his mother's cooking, moving to Los Angeles in 1936, getting his radio license, Pearl Harbor, evacuation to Pomona and Heart Mountain, his attempts to join the Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Marines, being drafted, his basic training in Fort Hood, TX, his deployment in Europe, and the Hollywood store …
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Interview with Sho Nomura, part 1 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1610)
Nomura discusses growing up in California, selling the family business and evacuation, and his thoughts on war with Japan. Video starts at 0:27. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 93, II LA #40, 7-25-85, Sho Nomura Interview I. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1611/
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Interview with Sho Nomura, part 2 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1611)
Nomura discusses his family's internment at Gila River, volunteering and testing for the MIS language school, and the difficulty his family faced in camp after he volunteered. Video starts at 0:22. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 94, II LA #41, 7-25-85, Sho Nomura Interview II. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1612/
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Interview with Sho Nomura, part 3 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1612)
Nomura discusses his father's reaction to him volunteering for the army from Gila River, visiting his parents in camp on furlough before his deployment, his service in China with the U.S. Observer Group (also known as the Dixie Mission), Video starts at 0:23. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 95, …
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Interview with Sho Nomura, part 4 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1613)
Nomura discusses his service in Yan'an, China with the Dixie Mission and meeting the future leaders of the Chinese Communist Party. Nomura references photos from his personal albums while telling stories. Video starts at 0:23, interview ends at 11:28. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Then until 17:35 is b-roll of photos …
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Interview with Sho Nomura, part 5 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1614)
Nomura and Loni Ding look through a photo album of his, with several photos from his service in China. Nomura recounts several stories relating to the documents and photos in the album. Video starts at 0:22. Original title: II LA #44, 7-25-85, Sho Nomura Interview V. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1615/
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Interview with Sho Nomura, part 6 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1615)
Nomura and Loni Ding look through a photo album of his, with several photos from his service in China. Nomura recounts several stories relating to the documents and photos in the album. Original title: II LA #45, 7-25-85, Sho Nomura Interview VI
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Miscellaneous b-roll for The Color of Honor (ddr-densho-1007-1616)
Certificates, letters, MISLS Album photos. Original title: 96, II LA #46, 7-25-85, Misc. Still Inserts
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B-roll for The Color of Honor; interview with Don Oka, Steve Yagi, and Shigeo Ito, part 1 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1617)
Video starts at 0:22. B-roll of photos and documents related to Corregidor Island until 11:11, when an interview with Don Oka, Steve Yagi, and Shigeo Ito begins. Oka is on the left, Yagi in the center, and Ito on the right. Ito discusses moving from the infantry to interpreter work with the military. The three then …
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Interview with Don Oka, Steve Yagi, and Shigeo Ito, part 2 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1618)
Oka on the left, Yagi in the center, and Ito on the right. Oka tells the story of an encounter with General John DeWitt. The three then discuss their service in the Pacific theater. and working with Japanese prisoners of war. Video starts at 0:22. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original …
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Interview with Don Oka, Steve Yagi, and Shigeo Ito, part 3 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1619)
Oka on the left, Yagi in the center, and Ito on the right. The three discuss their service in the Pacific theater, their military training in the Midwest, JICPOA, and their encounters with high-ranking officers. Video starts at 0:23. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II LA #49, 7-26-85, Oka, …
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Interview with Don Oka, Steve Yagi, and Shigeo Ito, part 4 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1620)
Oka on the left, Yagi in the center, and Ito on the right. The three discuss their service in the Pacific. Ito and Yagi talk about their families' internment in Poston. Video starts at 0:25. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II LA #50, 7-26-85, Oka, Yagi, Ito IV. Interview …
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Interview with Don Oka, Steve Yagi, and Shigeo Ito, part 6 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1621)
Continued from ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1774/. Oka on the left, Yagi in the center, and Ito on the right. Oka talks about his work with Yagi in post-war Japan. The three discuss their encounters with Japanese citizens after the war, particularly victims of the atom bombs. Video starts at 0:21. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind …
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San Francisco Courthouse footage, part 1 of 10 (ddr-densho-1007-1622)
Several shots of a man and woman walking through a hall at the Superior Court of San Francisco. Original title: 101, II SF CT #1, 8-9-85, SF Court. Footage continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1623/
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San Francisco Courthouse footage, part 2 of 10 (ddr-densho-1007-1623)
B-roll of the interior of the Superior Court of San Francisco; footage of a man and woman sitting down in the courthouse. Original title: 102, II SF CT #2, 8-9-85, SF Court. Footage continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1624/
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San Francisco Courthouse footage, part 3 of 10 (ddr-densho-1007-1624)
B-roll of the interior of the Superior Court of San Francisco; footage of Sansei lawyers Dale Minami and Karen Kai listening to evacuation legislation while seated in a courthouse. Original title: 103, II SF CT #3, 8-9-85, SF Court. Footage continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1625/
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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/
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San Francisco Courthouse footage, part 5 of 10; interview with Dale Minami and Karen Kai, part 1 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1626)
B-roll and footage of a monologue by Sansei lawyer Dale Minami about the history of the Superior Court of San Francisco given in a courthouse room. Loni asks additional interview questions starting at 12:45. Original title: 105, II SF CT #5, 8-9-85, SF Court. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1627/
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San Francisco Courthouse footage, part 6 of 10; interview with Dale Minami and Karen Kai, part 2 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1627)
Sansei lawyers Karen Kai and Dale Minami discuss their family's reluctance to talk about the war, redress legislation, working on the Korematsu case, the coram nobis petition, and the Gordon Hirabayashi and Minoru Yasui cases. Video starts at 0:49. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 106, II SF CT #6, …
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San Francisco Courthouse footage, part 7 of 10; interview with Dale Minami and Karen Kai, part 3 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1628)
Sansei lawyers Karen Kai and Dale Minami discuss the stakes of the Korematsu case, why redress legislation took so long, the difficulty camp survivors had talking about their experiences, and the role of Sansei in the fight for redress. Video starts at 0:43. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 107, …