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Interview with Paul Minerich, Tim Nomiyama, Masao Kataoka, and Kenjiro Hayakawa, part 8 of 8; interview with Gary and Grace Itano, part 1 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1805)
From left to right: Minerich, Nomiyama, Kataoka, Hayakawa. Kataoka discusses his hopes for the future, his feelings on Abraham Lincoln, and sneaking a letter from Hugh Nozawa to President Roosevelt out of camp. Minerich discusses the hearings that had taken place shortly before this interview at the Pentagon. Nomiyama discusses how he felt after the hearings …
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Interview with Don Oka, Steve Yagi, and Shigeo Ito, part 7 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1775)
Continued from ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1621/. Oka is on the left, Yagi in the center, and Ito on the right. Yagi discusses his family (some of whom were near Hiroshima at the time of the bomb) and their situation after the war, being discharged from the military, joining and working for the post office, and wanting to switch …
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Lisa Nomiyama and Paul Minerich (ddr-densho-1007-1143)
Negative. Taken during interviews for The Color of Honor at UCLA.
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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 Moose (John) Fujikawa, part 2 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1583)
Fujikawa discusses working on a sugar beet farm during internment, his decision to volunteer for the army, his relationship with his parents, his service with ATIS in Australia and with the Australian army in the Pacific. Video starts at 0:26. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II LA #10, Fujikawa …
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John (Moose) Fujikawa interviewee form (ddr-densho-1007-966)
Used for the film The Color of Honor.
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UCLA interviewees group photo (ddr-densho-1007-1146)
Negative. Top row: Paul Minerich, unknown. Middle row: unknown, Loni Ding, unknown, Kenjiro Hayakawa, Lisa Nomiyama, Tim Nomiyama, unknown, Masao Kataoka, unknown, unknown. Bottom row: Gary Itano, Grace Itano, unknown. All names listed from left to right. Taken during interviews for The Color of Honor at UCLA.
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Interview with Paul Minerich, Tim Nomiyama, Masao Kataoka, and Kenjiro Hayakawa, part 5 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1802)
From left to right: Minerich, Nomiyama, Kataoka, Hayakawa. Kataoka and Hayakawa discuss why they refused to serve. Kataoka discusses why he had little faith that justice would be done and the change in attitudes towards Japanese Americans since the war. Nomiyama discusses why he refused to fight. Interview starts at 0:27. Loni Ding can be heard …
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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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Nobuo (Nob) Yamashita interview notes (ddr-densho-1007-975)
Used for the film The Color of Honor.
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Loni Ding and camera crew (ddr-densho-1007-1148)
Negative. Taken during interviews for The Color of Honor at UCLA.
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Portrait of Gary Itano (ddr-densho-1007-1145)
Negative. Taken during interviews for The Color of Honor at UCLA.
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Interview with Nobuo Yamashita, part 2 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1777)
Yamashita discusses serving with Minoru (Min) Hara, his family's business ventures (farming and produce), being deployed to the 6th Infantry Division in New Guinea, how he kept himself busy while serving, the story of a boy who was shot in a friendly fire incident, his issues with his officers, not getting furlough, and the death of …
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Masao Kataoka and one other (ddr-densho-1007-1334)
Negative. Taken during interviews for The Color of Honor at UCLA.
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Interview with Harry and Ken Akune, part 3 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1591)
Ken Akune discusses his time at Amache, his decision to join the military from camp, his time at Camp Savage, his basic training with the 442nd, community objection to his volunteering, and his time in the China-Burma-India theater. Video starts at 0:27. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 77, II …
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Paul Minerich, Tim Nomiyama, and Masao Kataoka (ddr-densho-1007-1151)
Negative. Taken during interviews for The Color of Honor at UCLA. Names listed from left to right.
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Interview with Jim Ariyasu, part 3 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1598)
Ariyasu discusses military language school, his medical issues after the service, his life before the military, an argument he had with his peers over whether their section leader was qualified, and his service in New Caledonia. Video starts at 0:24. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 84, II LA #25, …
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Interview with Arthur (Art) Morimitsu, part 1 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1749)
Morimitsu discusses evacuation, his family's internment at Tule Lake, anti-Japanese sentiment after Pearl Harbor, being recruited by the military, and camp attitudes towards recruitment. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions in the background. Original title: 58B, II VFW #1, VFW - Art Morimitsu, Feb. 15, 1987. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1750/