621 items
621 items
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Frank Abe Interview III Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-531-10)
Planning a second documentary about author John Okada
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Frank Abe Interview III Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-531-3)
Meeting James Omura and deciding to make a documentary on the Heart Mountain draft resisters
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Frank Abe Interview III Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-531-9)
Conscience and the Constitution's role in inspiring discussion about the draft resisters
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Frank Abe Interview III Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-531-13)
Co-authoring a graphic novel about resistance
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Frank Abe Interview III Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-531-15)
Studying Tule Lake and segregation in depth for graphic novel
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Frank Abe Interview III Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-531-4)
Staging a public event with the Heart Mountain resisters
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Frank Abe Interview III Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-531-8)
Public reception to Conscience and the Constitution
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Frank Abe Interview III Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-531-6)
Conducting interviews for the documentary
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Frank Abe Interview III Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-531-1)
S.I. Hayakawa's role in the redress movement
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Frank Abe Interview III Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-531-11)
Learning more about John Okada's life
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Frank Abe Interview III Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-531-12)
Thoughts on the original novel No-No Boy
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Frank Abe Interview III Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-531-5)
Raising funds for Conscience and the Constitution
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Randy Senzaki Interview (ddr-densho-122-18)
Sansei male. Was National Director for the Japanese American Citizens League in 1994 and 1995.
(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 this collection are typically …
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Bill Hosokawa Interview (ddr-densho-122-26)
Nisei male. Born in Seattle on January 30, 1915, and attended Washington grade school, Garfield High School and the University of Washington. He grew up as a typical Nisei, working summers in Alaska salmon canneries and Western Avenue produce brokerages to pay for his education. He became interested in writing at Garfield where he was sports …
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Kenji Taguma Interview (ddr-densho-122-28)
Sansei male, born 1969. Editor for the Nichi Bei Times, the oldest Japanese American bilingual newspaper in northern California. Son of a draft resister from Granada concentration camp. Attended California State University at Sacramento and became involved in civil rights activism.
(This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and …
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Andy Noguchi Interview (ddr-densho-122-27)
Sansei male. President of the Florin chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League in 1999, and one of the authors of a resolution to recognize the constitutional stand of the World War II resisters of conscience.
(This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World …
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James Omura Interview I (ddr-densho-122-4)
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 …
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Sam Horino Interview (ddr-densho-122-6)
Nisei male. Born July 17, 1914, in Gardena, California. Passively resisted "evacuation" in 1942, forcing two soldiers to carry him out of his home. Incarcerated at Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, and became one of the steering committee leaders of the Fair Play Committee (FPC). Was tried along with the other FPC leaders and was convicted …
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Jim Akutsu Interview (ddr-densho-122-12)
Nisei male. Born 1920 in Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resisted draft, with the rationale that the U.S. government had classified him 4-C, an enemy alien, and he was therefore under no obligation to serve. Imprisoned at McNeil Island Penitentiary, Washington. Vocal critic of JACL. Resettled in Seattle, …
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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 …
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Gloria Kubota Interview (ddr-densho-122-13)
Nisei female. Born June 6, 1916, in Santa Clara County, California. Raised in Santa Clara, and met and married Issei Guntaro Kubota, one of the leaders of the Heart Mountain Fair Play Committee. During World War II, incarcerated at Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, along with daughter. Gave birth to a son in camp. Husband Guntaro …
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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, …