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UCLA interviewees group photo (ddr-densho-1007-1146)
img 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.
Interview with Paul Minerich, Tim Nomiyama, Masao Kataoka, and Kenjiro Hayakawa, part 5 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1802)
av 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 …
Interview with Don Oka, Steve Yagi, and Shigeo Ito, part 6 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1621)
av 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 …
Loni Ding and camera crew (ddr-densho-1007-1148)
img Loni Ding and camera crew (ddr-densho-1007-1148)
Negative. Taken during interviews for The Color of Honor at UCLA.
Portrait of Gary Itano (ddr-densho-1007-1145)
img Portrait of Gary Itano (ddr-densho-1007-1145)
Negative. Taken during interviews for The Color of Honor at UCLA.
Interview with Nobuo Yamashita, part 2 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1777)
av 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 …
Masao Kataoka and one other (ddr-densho-1007-1334)
img Masao Kataoka and one other (ddr-densho-1007-1334)
Negative. Taken during interviews for The Color of Honor at UCLA.
Interview with Harry and Ken Akune, part 3 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1591)
av 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 …
Paul Minerich, Tim Nomiyama, and Masao Kataoka (ddr-densho-1007-1151)
img 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.
Interview with Jim Ariyasu, part 3 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1598)
av 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, …
Interview with Arthur (Art) Morimitsu, part 1 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1749)
av 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/
Interview with Gary and Grace Itano, part 3 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1807)
av Interview with Gary and Grace Itano, part 3 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1807)
Grace discusses moving to Orange County after her husband's death, her impressions of the DB Boys and her relationship with them, Gary discusses learning about the DB Boys, his father's plans for his children, how going to Japan helped broaden his worldview, and his father's philosophy. Interview starts at 0:55. Loni Ding can be heard asking …
Interview with John Aiso, part 2 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1575)
av Interview with John Aiso, part 2 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1575)
Aiso discusses his feelings about serving the US in WWII, his community's reaction to Pearl Harbor, his high school years, his time as academic director of the MISLS, and the difficulties of living at Camp Savage. Video starts at 0:26. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 72, II LA #2, …
Interview with Arthur (Art) Morimitsu, part 2 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1750)
av Interview with Arthur (Art) Morimitsu, part 2 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1750)
Morimitsu discusses his father's reaction to him volunteering for the military, support from Jewish community members, leaving Tule Lake for Fort Douglas, his education at Camp Savage, and his time in the Military Intelligence Service. Video starts at 0:18. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions in the background. Original title: 59B, II VFW #2, VFW …
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