ddr-densho-1007 — Loni Ding Oral History and Film Research Collection — Objects

av San Francisco Courthouse footage, part 8 of 10 ; interview with Dale Minami and Karen Kai, part 4 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1629)

Sansei lawyers Karen Kai and Dale Minami discuss the importance of redress, the reactions to winning the Korematsu case, and their thoughts on their work. Video starts at 0:43. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 108, II SF CT #8, 8-9-85, SF Court. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1630/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1629/

av San Francisco Courthouse footage, part 9 of 10; interview with Dale Minami and Karen Kai, part 5 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1630)

Sansei lawyers Karen Kai and Dale Minami discuss whether they think justice was done in the Korematsu case and what justice would look like. Video starts at 1:01. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Interview ends at 9:53. Rest of tape is footage of Karen and Dale listening to Loni read legislation …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1630/

av San Francisco Courthouse footage, part 10 of 10 (ddr-densho-1007-1631)

B-roll of the San Francisco Superior Court. Original title: 110, II SF CT #10, 8-9-85, SF Court

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1631/

av Interview with Harry Fukuhara, part 1 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1632)

Fukuhara discusses growing up in Seattle and Auburn, WA, the time he spent in Hiroshima as a child, his time working before college, studying at Woodbury College in LA, his reaction to Pearl Harbor, evacuation, and entering the Tulare assembly center with his sister. Video starts at 0:50. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1632/

av Interview with Harry Fukuhara, part 2 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1633)

Fukuhara discusses working as a gardener, his employers (the Mounts) offering to adopt him, deciding to enter camp with his sister, his time in the Tulare assembly center and the Mounts visiting, Video starts at 0:40. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 118, II SJ #24, 8-17-85, SJ, Harry's house. …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1633/

av Interview with Harry Fukuhara, part 3 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1634)

Fukuhara discusses his relationship with the Mount family, his time in the Gila internment camp, volunteering for the military from camp, his time in military language school, and the possibility of being captured by the Japanese military. Video ends at 19:49. Original title: 119, II SJ #25, 8-17-85, Fukuhara, Harry's house. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1635/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1634/

av Interview with Harry Fukuhara, part 4 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1635)

Fukuhara discusses the danger of being mistaken for a Japanese soldier and his experiences interrogating Japanese prisoners of war. Video starts at 0:49. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 120, II SJ #26, 8-17-85, Fukuhara, Harry's house, 8/17/18, reel #26. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1636/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1635/

av Interview with Harry Fukuhara, part 5 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1636)

Fukuhara discusses combat operations in Japan, the atomic bombs, his experiences in Hiroshima before and after the bombing, and the role of Nisei in postwar Japan. Video starts at 0:34. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 122, II SJ #28, 8-17-85, Harry's house. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1637/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1636/

av Interview with Harry Fukuhara, part 6 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1637)

Fukuhara discusses the reasons why some Nisei did not join the military, why he volunteered, his feelings on incarceration, and discrimination he faced in the US. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Video ends at 20:00. Original title: 123, II SJ #29, 8-17-85, Harry's House SJ

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1637/

av Harry Fukuhara b-roll, part 1 of 2 (ddr-densho-1007-1638)

B-roll of Harry Fukuhara and his wife Terry driving up to their house; video of photos and books from the Fukuhara household. Video starts at 0:24. Original title: 124, II SJ #30, 8-17-85, Harry's House SJ. B-roll continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1639/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1638/

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/

av Tanaka family b-roll, part 1 of 7 (ddr-densho-1007-1640)

Stills from photo albums of the Tanaka family. Linked to Walter Tanaka, who was interviewed for The Color of Honor. Original title: 125, II SJ #32, 8-18-85, Reel 32 Albums. B-roll continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1641/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1640/

av Tanaka family b-roll, part 2 of 7 (ddr-densho-1007-1641)

Stills from photo albums of the Tanaka family. Linked to Walter Tanaka, who was interviewed for The Color of Honor. Original title: 125, II SJ #32, 8-18-85, Reel 32 Albums. B-roll continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1642/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1641/

av Tanaka family b-roll, part 3 of 7 (ddr-densho-1007-1642)

Stills from photo albums of the Tanaka family. Linked to Walter Tanaka, who was interviewed for The Color of Honor. Original title: 125, II SJ #32, 8-18-85, Reel 32 Albums. B-roll continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1643/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1642/

av Tanaka family b-roll, part 4 of 7 (ddr-densho-1007-1643)

Stills from photo albums of the Tanaka family, including many military photos. Linked to Walter Tanaka, who was interviewed for The Color of Honor. Audio starts at 14:27; Loni Ding can be heard narrating the photos and directing the camera. Original title: 125, II SJ #32, 8-18-85, Reel 32 Albums. B-roll continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1644/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1643/

av Tanaka family b-roll, part 5 of 7 (ddr-densho-1007-1644)

Stills from photo albums of the Tanaka family. Linked to Walter Tanaka, who was interviewed for The Color of Honor. Audio starts at 1:06; Loni Ding can be heard narrating the photos and directing the camera. Original title: 129, II SJ #36, 8-18-85, Tanaka Album. B-roll continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1645/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1644/

av Tanaka family b-roll, part 6 of 7 (ddr-densho-1007-1645)

Stills from photo albums of the Tanaka family. Linked to Walter Tanaka, who was interviewed for The Color of Honor. Video starts at 0:45. Loni Ding can be heard narrating the photos and directing the camera. Original title: 130, II SJ #37, 8-18-85, Tanaka Album. B-roll continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1646/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1645/

av Tanaka family b-roll, part 7 of 7 (ddr-densho-1007-1646)

Stills from photo albums of the Tanaka family, particularly from a service album of photos from Camp Roberts. Linked to Walter Tanaka, who was interviewed for The Color of Honor. Video starts at 0:46. Loni Ding can be heard narrating the photos and directing the camera. Original title: 131, II SJ #38, 8-18-85, Tanaka Album

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1646/

av Tom Sakamoto b-roll, part 1 of 2 (ddr-densho-1007-1647)

Stills from photo albums of Tom Sakamoto, mostly pictures from service. Loni Ding and a cameraman can be heard discussing the photos in the background. Original title: 132, II SJ #39, 8-18-85, Sakamoto Albums. B-roll continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1648/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1647/

av Tom Sakamoto b-roll, part 2 of 2 (ddr-densho-1007-1648)

Stills from photo albums of Tom Sakamoto, mostly pictures from service. Loni Ding and a cameraman can be heard discussing the photos in the background. Original title: 132, II SJ #39, 8-18-85, Sakamoto Albums

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1648/

av Shiro Tokuno & Mr. Matsumoto walking and talking (ddr-densho-1007-1649)

Footage of two men walking and talking in Japanese. Tokuno is on the left, in yellow; Mr. Matsumoto is not named. Loni Ding and her crew can be heard behind the camera. Original title: 134, II SAC #5, 9-7-85, Shiro & Mr. Matsumoto on walk

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1649/

av John Kaneko and father digging; interview with father (ddr-densho-1007-1650)

John Kaneko and his father dig in a field; Loni asks the father about his time in Japan and the US. Original title: 135, II SAC #6, 9-7-85, John & father dig and talk

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1650/

av Interview with John Kaneko (ddr-densho-1007-1651)

John Kaneko tells the story of his family burying many of their Japanese possessions before evacuation. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 136, II SAC #7, 9-7-85, John tells the story

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1651/

av B-roll of John Kaneko digging (ddr-densho-1007-1652)

Footage of John Kaneko digging on his family's land. Loni Ding and her crew can be heard in the background. Some black and white stills from 15:18, a bit more digging just before the tape ends. Original title: 137, II SAC #8, 9-7-85, B/W shots of digging/[illegible]

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1652/

av Conversation between John Burden and Shig Kihara, part 1 of 3 (ddr-densho-1007-1653)

Burden and Kihara discuss Burden's childhood in Japan, his service in Southeast Asia with the 37th Division, leading the first Nisei soldiers into battle at Guadalcanal, the early days of the Military Intelligence Service Language School, Video starts at 0:43. Original title: 138, II B/K #1, Burden/Kihara, Cressey Field, 12/18/85. Conversation continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1654/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1653/

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