George Koshi Segment 25
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Densho
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SEGMENT ID
ddr-densho-1008-1-25 (Legacy UID: denshovh-kgeorge-01-0025)
SEGMENT DESCRIPTION
Receiving the "Zuihosho," medal from the Japanese government
Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.
00:02:30 — Segment 25 of 32
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National Japanese American Historical Society Collection
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National Japanese American Historical Society Collection
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Courtesy of the National Japanese American Historical Society
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Densho
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INTERVIEW ID
ddr-densho-1008-1
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INTERVIEW TITLE
George Koshi Interview
01:45:27 — 32 segments
DATE
December 10, 1997
LOCATION
Seattle, Washington
DESCRIPTION
Kibei male. Born June 16, 1911, in Greeley, Colorado. Raised in Denver, Colorado, until the age of five. Sent to Japan for schooling in 1917 and returned to the U.S. at the age of seventeen. Continued his education to eventually become the first Nikkei attorney in the state of Colorado. Drafted into the U.S. Army in March, 1942, and became a member of the Military Intelligence Service (MIS); served as an instructor of Japanese language in the MIS Language School and then as a language specialist in Washington, D.C., and the Pacific Military Intelligence Research Section (PACMIRS) in Maryland. Was hired as a civilian by the U.S. government postwar to provide legal counsel to defendants in the war crimes trials in Japan, and later, supervise Japanese legal and judicial reform. Received a medal commendation from the Japanese government for work in connection with the reformation of Japan's judicial system.
(Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.)
PRODUCTION
Marvin Uratsu, interviewer; Matt Emery, videographer
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PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS
CONTRIBUTOR
National Japanese American Historical Society Collection
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of the National Japanese American Historical Society
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.