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Ray Aka reading (ddr-densho-1007-1177)
img Ray Aka reading (ddr-densho-1007-1177)
Negative. Taken during an interview for The Color of Honor.
Interview with Ray Aka, part 5 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1689)
av Interview with Ray Aka, part 5 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1689)
Aka discusses the role of Nisei in the occupation of Japan, his work with natural disaster aid in occupied Japan, and the nuances of translation work after the war. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions in the background. Original title: 200, II JA #23, Ray Aka, Feb. 1, 1986, has some distorted audio. Interview continues …
Interview with Ray Aka, part 1 of 2; b-roll interior and exterior Dai Ichi building, Japanese constitution (ddr-densho-1007-1726)
av Interview with Ray Aka, part 1 of 2; b-roll interior and exterior Dai Ichi building, Japanese constitution (ddr-densho-1007-1726)
Aka discusses coming to the Dai Ichi building to do interpretation work. Interview ends at 4:01. Rest of tape is b-roll: interior of Dai Ichi building, draft of Japanese constitution, Aka outside Dai Ichi building. Video starts at 0:25. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 233, II JA #65, Daiichi …
Interview with Ray Aka, part 1 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1685)
av Interview with Ray Aka, part 1 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1685)
Aka discusses moving to Japan in 1946, growing up on Maui and in Okinawa, returning to the US as a teenager, being drafted, and his Japanese education. The first few minutes of the tape are Loni Ding explaining her interview process to Aka. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions during the interview. Original title: II …
Interview with Ray Aka, part 6 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1690)
av Interview with Ray Aka, part 6 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1690)
Aka discusses the new Japanese constitution drafted by the occupation forces, the war crimes trials in Japan, his father's death and funeral, and the diffrences between Nisei and Sansei. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions in the background. Original title: 201, II JA #24, Ray Aka, Feb. 1, 1986
B-roll and interview with Ray Aka, part 1 of 2 (ddr-densho-1007-1725)
av B-roll and interview with Ray Aka, part 1 of 2 (ddr-densho-1007-1725)
Footage of Ray Aka walking around the Dai Ichi building in Tokyo, the former headquarters of the US military during occupation. Aka discusses the work he did in the building, General MacArthur's occupation policies, and the impact of the occupation. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 232, II JA #64, …
Interview with Ray Aka, part 2 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1686)
av Interview with Ray Aka, part 2 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1686)
Aka discusses being drafted in San Francisco, his reaction to Pearl Harbor (which happened two months after he was drafted), being relieved from duties after Pearl Harbor, his prospects as a Nisei growing up in Hawaii, his father's arrest in Hawaii and incarceration in mainland US. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions in the background. …
Interview with Ray Aka, part 3 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1687)
av Interview with Ray Aka, part 3 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1687)
Aka discusses his father's reaction to being arrested, the sort of person his father was, growing up apart from his family, working as a "schoolboy", his time studying at San Francisco City College, getting drafted, being evacuated to Fort San Houston, and being ordered to go to Camp Savage for language school. Loni Ding can be …
Interview with Ray Aka, part 4 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1688)
av Interview with Ray Aka, part 4 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1688)
Aka discusses his father's arrest and incarceration by the FBI, his time in language school, his time teaching in the military in Monterey, his service in occupied Japan after the war, and his first impressions of Tokyo. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions in the background. Original title: II JA #22, Ray Aka, Feb. 1, …
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