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Interview with Paul Minerich, Tim Nomiyama, Masao Kataoka, and Kenjiro Hayakawa, part 3 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1800)
av Interview with Paul Minerich, Tim Nomiyama, Masao Kataoka, and Kenjiro Hayakawa, part 3 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1800)
From left to right: Minerich, Nomiyama, Kataoka, Hayakawa. Kataoka discusses being a soldier when evacuation started, the interment of his wife, and the relationship between Kibei and Nisei soldiers. Kataoka and Nomiyama discuss how they met. Nomiyama discusses when he decided to refuse to serve, being called a traitor when he left Japan, returning to the …
Kanegai family dinner and Moose (John) Fujikawa interview, part 1 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1582)
av Kanegai family dinner and Moose (John) Fujikawa interview, part 1 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1582)
Footage of the Kanegai family eating in their backyard. Unscripted. The younger mustached man is Bruce Kanegai; the older man to his right is his father George. Video starts at 0:29. Interview with Fujikawa starts at 10:44. Fujikawa talks about his childhood in LA, his decision not to go to college, his reaction to Pearl Harbor, …
Interview with Arthur (Art) Morimitsu, part 4 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1752)
av Interview with Arthur (Art) Morimitsu, part 4 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1752)
Morimitsu discusses the difficulty of getting promoted in the MIS and his time in Burma. Video starts at 0:17. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions in the background. Original title: 61B, II VFW #4, VFW - LA, Art Morimitsu, Feb. 15, 1987. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1753/
Dave Kawamoto Interview (ddr-densho-122-9)
vh Dave Kawamoto Interview (ddr-densho-122-9)
Nisei male. Born December 16, 1916, in Cupertino, California. Attended San Jose State College, where he was an NCAA wrestling champion. Immediately after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, tried to enlist in the U.S. Air Corps, but was refused on account of his Japanese ancestry. Was one semester short of earning a business degree when he …
Mits Koshiyama Interview (ddr-densho-122-10)
vh Mits Koshiyama Interview (ddr-densho-122-10)
Nisei male. Born August 7, 1924, in Mountain View, California. Grew up in the Santa Clara Valley, California, working on his family's leased strawberry farm. In June of 1942, he was involuntarily "evacuated" to Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, then to Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Graduated from high school in camp and at the age …
Yosh Kuromiya Interview (ddr-densho-122-8)
vh Yosh Kuromiya Interview (ddr-densho-122-8)
Nisei male. Born April 1923 in Sierra Madre, California. Was pursuing a degree in art at Pasadena Junior College at the time of mass removal. While incarcerated at Heart Mountain, Wyoming, continued his artistic pursuits, drawing sketches and designing posters, etc. for various camp projects. Resisted the draft at age 21, and was indicted in 1944 …
Kats Kunitsugu Interview (ddr-densho-122-16)
vh Kats Kunitsugu Interview (ddr-densho-122-16)
Nisei female, born in 1925. Incarcerated at Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, during World War II. Was on the staff of the camp's newspaper, the Heart Mountain Sentinel.

(This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the …

James Omura Interview II (ddr-densho-122-11)
vh James Omura Interview II (ddr-densho-122-11)
Nisei male. Born November 27, 1912, on Bainbridge Island, Washington. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, moved to Denver and took a job as English Editor of a Japanese American vernacular newspaper, the Rocky Shimpo. As editor, wrote about and supported the Fair Play Committee in Heart Mountain concentration camp. Was charged and tried for conspiracy …
Art Emi Interview (ddr-densho-122-7)
vh Art Emi Interview (ddr-densho-122-7)
Brother of Frank Emi, leader of the Heart Mountain Fair Play Committee (FPC). While incarcerated, helped the FPC organize.

(This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in …

Fred Okrand Interview (ddr-densho-122-15)
vh Fred Okrand Interview (ddr-densho-122-15)
White male. Born 1918. Former longtime legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California. Was an advocate for civil rights throughout his career, and worked on behalf of Japanese Americans during the World War II incarceration.

(This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, …

Kats Kunitsugu - Paul Tsuneishi Interview (ddr-densho-122-17)
vh Kats Kunitsugu - Paul Tsuneishi Interview (ddr-densho-122-17)
Kats Kunitsugu is a Nisei female, incarcerated at Heart Mountain concentration camp during World War II. Was on the staff of the camp's newspaper, the Heart Mountain Sentinel.

Paul Tsuneishi is a Nisei male. Incarcerated at Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, and was drafted into the military at age eighteen. After World War II, served …
Art Hansen Interview (ddr-densho-122-23)
vh Art Hansen Interview (ddr-densho-122-23)
White male. Born October 10, 1938, in Hoboken, New Jersey. Education History: BA, MA, Ph.D. at University of California, Santa Barbara. Work History: Professor of History and Asian American Studies, California State University, Fullerton (1966-Present); Visiting Professor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1979-1980; Editor, Oral History Review, 1980-1987; President, Southwest Oral History Association (1991-1992); …
Michi Weglyn Interview (ddr-densho-122-22)
vh Michi Weglyn Interview (ddr-densho-122-22)
Nisei female, born November 29, 1926, in Stockton, California. Raised in Brentwood, California, before being incarcerated at Gila River, Arizona. Graduated from high school in the camp in 1944, and after being released, attended Mount Holyoke College. In the 1950s, worked as costume designer for the Perry Como Show television program. Researched and wrote the groundbreaking …
Letter of recommendation for Rev. Yamasaki (ddr-densho-37-1080)
img Letter of recommendation for Rev. Yamasaki (ddr-densho-37-1080)
A letter of recommendation for Rev. John Yamasaki written by Francis D. R. Moote. Included annotation: N-403, copies of letters of recommendation, Rev. Yamazaki.
Tsutomu Ikemura engineer of vessels license (ddr-densho-37-1509)
img Tsutomu Ikemura engineer of vessels license (ddr-densho-37-1509)
Front of engineer of vessels license. Included annotation: C-605, Tsutomu Ikemura, Engineer License. See also ddr-densho-37-1510.
Tanaka and Dohara marriage certificate (ddr-densho-37-1421)
img Tanaka and Dohara marriage certificate (ddr-densho-37-1421)
Marriage certificate for Jack M. Tanaka and Setsumi Dohara. Included annotation: L-503, Jack M. Tanaka.
Tashiro Miyamoto marriage license (ddr-densho-37-1612)
img Tashiro Miyamoto marriage license (ddr-densho-37-1612)
Marriage license for Kenji Tashiro and Teruko Miyamoto. Included annotation: M-607.
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