Roger Daniels Interview Segment 2

Description of the "yellow peril" (audio only) (ddr-densho-1012-17-1) - 00:04:04
Discussion of the Japanese American immigrant experience (audio only) (ddr-densho-1012-17-2) - 00:06:27
Rumors and the Japanese American community before and after the bombing of Pearl Harbor (audio only) (ddr-densho-1012-17-3) - 00:10:09
The role of the Japanese American Citizens League after the bombing of Pearl Harbor (audio only) (ddr-densho-1012-17-4) - 00:08:19
FBI arrests and the effect on the Japanese American community (audio only) (ddr-densho-1012-17-5) - 00:07:19
Japanese American community response to the Japanese American Citizens League (audio only) (ddr-densho-1012-17-6) - 00:03:01
Description of dissent at the Manzanar concentration camp (audio only) (ddr-densho-1012-17-7) - 00:04:39
Terminology for the different types of wartime camps (audio only) (ddr-densho-1012-17-8) - 00:04:44
Physical and psychological effects of camp on Japanese Americans (audio only) (ddr-densho-1012-17-9) - 00:08:08
The Japanese American Citizens League's leaders' response to Hirabayashi, Yasui and Korematsu (audio only) (ddr-densho-1012-17-10) - 00:04:22
The role of the War Relocation Authority in dispersing Japanese Americans after camp (audio only) (ddr-densho-1012-17-11) - 00:09:04
Reasons for different wartime treatment of German and Italian Americans (audio only) (ddr-densho-1012-17-12) - 00:02:31
The role of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (audio only) (ddr-densho-1012-17-13) - 00:02:05
Reasons for few numbers of resisters in the early part of the removal process (audio only) (ddr-densho-1012-17-14) - 00:04:15
Differing military and government viewpoints about the mass removal of Japanese Americans (audio only) (ddr-densho-1012-17-15) - 00:02:20
Changes within the Japanese American community leading up to redress (audio only) (ddr-densho-1012-17-16) - 00:04:00
The impact of the coram nobis cases (audio only) (ddr-densho-1012-17-17) - 00:03:20
Thoughts on whether the World War II incarceration can happen again (audio only) (ddr-densho-1012-17-18) - 00:04:28
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ddr-densho-1012-17-2 (Legacy UID: denshovh-droger-02-0002)

Discussion of the Japanese American immigrant experience (audio only)

This interview is audio-only. It contains raw footage used by Steven Okazaki in his 1985 film Unfinished Business.

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

00:06:27 — Segment 2 of 18

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November 18, 1983

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Steven Okazaki

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Roger Daniels

Roger Daniels Interview

01:33:15 — 18 segments

November 18, 1983

San Francisco, California

Caucasian male. Born December 1, 1927, in New York City, New York. Charles Phelps Taft Professor Emeritus of History, University of Cincinnati. Served as a consultant to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians from 1981 to 1983. Has researched and written numerous books about the Japanese American experience, including Prisoners Without Trial: Japanese Americans in World War II and American Concentration Camps: A Documentary History of the Relocation and Incarceration of Japanese Americans, 1941-1945.

(This interview is audio-only. It contains raw footage used by Steven Okazaki in his 1985 film Unfinished Business.

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.)

Steven Okazaki

Courtesy of Steven Okazaki

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