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Letter from Charlotte Bedford to Kimi Fujii (ddr-densho-433-55)
doc Letter from Charlotte Bedford to Kimi Fujii (ddr-densho-433-55)
Charlotte Bedford writes to Kimi Fujii thanking her for an art reproduction and telling her about her travels on the West Coast.
Letter from Tom B. Carvey, Jr. (ddr-densho-433-850)
doc Letter from Tom B. Carvey, Jr. (ddr-densho-433-850)
Tom B. Carvey, Jr. writes about an upcoming conference for Democratic party organizers.
Group moving large boulders with bulldozer (ddr-densho-377-1347)
img Group moving large boulders with bulldozer (ddr-densho-377-1347)
Kaneji Domoto in hat on left. In envelope labeled: Saito San L.A. 1969
Three people sitting outside house (ddr-densho-377-1344)
img Three people sitting outside house (ddr-densho-377-1344)
Kaneji Domoto on right. In envelope labeled: Saito San L.A. 1969
The New Japanese American News 1949 Yearbook (ddr-densho-474-54)
doc The New Japanese American News 1949 Yearbook (ddr-densho-474-54)
Postwar directory of Japanese Americans living across the United States published by Shin Nichibei (Los Angeles Japanese newspaper). Names and community organizations are listed alphabetically by geographic region (states listed generally from west to east followed by Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Caribbean Islands, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and South America). Includes 220-page photographic advertising section for Japanese-owned businesses …
Balcony conversation between George Kanegai, Yosh Yamada, and Jimmie Matsumura ; interview with Jimmie Matsumura, part 1 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1605)
av 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 …
Interview with Paul Minerich, Tim Nomiyama, Masao Kataoka, and Kenjiro Hayakawa, part 4 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1801)
av Interview with Paul Minerich, Tim Nomiyama, Masao Kataoka, and Kenjiro Hayakawa, part 4 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1801)
From left to right: Minerich, Nomiyama, Kataoka, Hayakawa. Nomiyama discusses waiting for an opportunity to take part in the war effort, joining company C at FortMcClellan in Alabama, wanting to be court martialed to have an opportunity to speak his mind, why he didn't want to serve in the Pacific, what he thought the war was …
Harry Akune and Jim Ariyasu on balcony (ddr-densho-1007-1595)
av Harry Akune and Jim Ariyasu on balcony (ddr-densho-1007-1595)
Harry Akune and Jim Ariyasu talking to each other about their service. Video starts at 0:26. Original title: 81, II LA #22, 7-24-85, Bakery meeting, Harry Akune & Jim Ariyasu
Hollywood Judo Dojo footage, part 3 of 3; interview with Paul Minerich, Tim Nomiyama, Masao Kataoka, and Kenjiro Hayakawa, part 1 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1798)
av Hollywood Judo Dojo footage, part 3 of 3; interview with Paul Minerich, Tim Nomiyama, Masao Kataoka, and Kenjiro Hayakawa, part 1 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1798)
From start of tape until 3:00, footage of Frank Emi and Gary (last name unknown) sparring at the Hollywood Judo Dojo. Interview with (from left to right) Paul Minerich, Tim Nomiyama, Masao Kataoka and Kenjiro Hayakawa starts at 3:08. Nomiyama, Kataoka and Hayakawa were part of the "DB Boys", Nisei soldiers who were court-martialed for disobeying …
Interview with Clarence Matsumura, part 5 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1773)
av Interview with Clarence Matsumura, part 5 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1773)
Matsumura discusses being discharged from the military, moving to Minneapolis, working for Lew Bonn Company, attending the University of Minnesota, being ordered to report for duty in 1949, his difficulty talking about Dachau, his thoughts on war and America's role in international politics, the importance of fighting for what is right, his efforts against discrimination at …
Masao Kataoka portrait (ddr-densho-1007-1335)
img Masao Kataoka portrait (ddr-densho-1007-1335)
Negative. Taken during interviews for The Color of Honor at UCLA.
Interview with Frank Emi, part 1 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1792)
av Interview with Frank Emi, part 1 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1792)
Emi discusses resisting the draft, the difference between Nisei and Caucasians, Issei attitudes toward the draft, the attitudes of draft resisters, Heart Mountain as a "model" relocation camp, being arrested in camp by the FBI, awaiting trial in jail in Cheyenne and Laramie (in WY), his family's thoughts on him resisting the draft, and a fellow …
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