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av Interview with Chris Ishii, part 1 of 7 (ddr-densho-1007-1555)

Ishii discusses producing propaganda leaflets with the OWI and serving in the China-Burma-India theater. Video starts at 0:44. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions in the background. Original title: II NY, #39, 6-85, Ishii. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1556/

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vh Roy H. Matsumoto Interview (ddr-densho-1000-153)

Nisei male. Born May 1, 1913, in Laguna, California. Lived in Japan from childhood through teenage years, before returning to the United States during high school. Incarcerated in the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Volunteered for the U.S. army in 1942, and was inducted in the Military Intelligence Service. Selected …

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vh Roy Matsumoto Interview (ddr-densho-1001-40)

Nisei male. Born May 1, 1913, in Laguna, California. Lived in Japan from childhood through teenage years, before returning to the United States during high school. Incarcerated in the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Volunteered for the U.S. army in 1942, and was inducted in the Military Intelligence Service. Selected …

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Narrator Herbert Y. Miyasaki

Nisei male. Born March 12, 1915, in Pauuilo, Hawaii. Joined the army in December 1940 and was assigned to the 100th Infantry Battalion. Transferred to the Military Intelligence Service in 1942, and was asked to help select a group of volunteer linguists to serve with Merrill's Marauders in India and Burma. Herbert was a skilled interrogator …

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doc Gila News-Courier Vol. III No. 107 (April 27, 1944) (ddr-densho-141-263)

Selected article titles: "2000 May Come Here from Jerome" (p. 1), "Relocation: Pullman Reservations Taken" (p. 1), "Armstrong: Opposes Law to Bar Nisei Doctor" (p. 2), "Editorial: For Fair Play" (p. 2), "WRA to Reopen Leupp in May" (p. 3), "Nisei in India-Burma Front with US Air Commandos" (p. 3), "Army Explains Nisei Standing" (p. 3).

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img Four men looking at map (ddr-ajah-2-822)

Caption: Military intelligence Service (MIS) veterans are seen after returning from the China-Burma-India (CBI) theatre, with Col. Kai Rasmussen, the man who was the commandant of the MIS at Camp Savage, Minnesota. The boys are on their way to Fort Benning, Georgie. photo Fort Snelling, January 1945. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-731 with additional notes

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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/

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vh Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 63 (ddr-densho-1000-153-63)

Difficult conditions marching through Burma

Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar to those who do identify themselves as such.

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vh Grant Hirabayashi Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1004-11-9)

Leaving Burma

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

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vh Kenjiro Akune Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1004-13-3)

Serving in Burma and China

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vh Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 61 (ddr-densho-1000-153-61)

Finding out details of mission in the jungles of Burma

Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar to those who do identify themselves as such.

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vh Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 77 (ddr-densho-1000-153-77)

Thoughts on completing the original mission in Burma

Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar to those who do identify themselves as such.

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vh Grant Hirabayashi Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1001-41-9)

Memories of dangerous assignments in Burma

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vh Howard H. Furumoto Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1007-1-11)

Positive and negative memories of assignment in Burma

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vh Howard H. Furumoto Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1007-1-12)

A frightening experience in Burma, protection for Nisei soldiers

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vh Howard H. Furumoto Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1007-1-10)

Eating fallen pack mules as conditions worsened in Burma

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vh Howard H. Furumoto Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1007-1-9)

Difficult conditions in Burma affect health of the soldiers

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vh Herbert Y. Miyasaki Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1007-10-5)

Serving behind enemy Japanese lines in Burma (audio only)

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vh Hiro Nishimura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-237)

Nisei male. Born August 8, 1919, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, and was attending the University of Washington when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Drafted into the military a few months after the bombing, and then transferred to the Military Intelligence Service. Served as a linguist in Burma and India during …

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vh Herbert Y. Miyasaki Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1007-10-7)

Difficult terrain in Burma; working with soldiers from other countries

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 6 No. 6 (July 22, 1944) (ddr-densho-125-255)

Selected article titles: "Merrill's Marauders Backs Nisei Soldiers Fighting in Burma Front" (p. 1), "Property Owned by Aliens Escapes Tax" (p. 1), "Twenty-Six Aliens Removed From Tule" (p. 1), "Tule Lake Nisei Fail to Go for Physicals" (p. 1), "Deny Sabotage Acts by Canadian Nisei" (p. 1), "Workers Accidentally Wounded by Farmer" (p. 1), "'Think of …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 22 (February 19, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-111)

Selected article titles: "Fair Practice Bill Introduced"; "Pay Visitors' Charges"; "On the Other Hand"; "Emergency Relief Aid Ready for Soldiers"; "Declares Dividend"; "T.K. Pharmacy Trounces Joryo, 44 to 33"; "Prejudices Non-Existent in Battlefront Areas"; "Want Ads Today"; "Two Men Recovering from Gunshot Wounds"; "Co-ed Resigns in Policy Issue"; "Hachiya, Whose Name Was Stricken from Hood River …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 11 (January 24, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-100)

Selected article titles: "Call Attempted Arson 'Atrocious'"; "No Violence!"; "$750 for Postwar House Design"; "New Yorkers Raise $250 for War Fund"; "Say We Can Count on Friendly Portlanders"; "Want Ads Today"; "Agree on Exchange"; "Impartial Treatment"; "Oregon Legion Asked to Reinstate Niseis"; "Hit Resumption of Japanese Fishery"; "Weigh Prospect of Returning to Coast"; "Domoto President"; "Fracas …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 123 (October 15, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-209)

Selected article titles: "Focus Attention on Chicago Now"; "Mizumoto Arrested on Charge of Burglary"; "Burma Jungle Fighter Back Here on Denver Visit"; "Four Pledged to Sorority"; "They'll Have a 'Tough Time'"; "False Alarm! But They Had Celebration Anyway"; "Intentions to Wed Filed"; "Zoning Regulations May Hit Salinas Nisei Hostel"; "Commend Ex-Governor's Fight for Nisei Evacuees"; "History …

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. IV No. 10 (April 29, 1944) (ddr-densho-119-85)

Selected article titles: "51 Hunt Men Report for Induction at Ft. Douglas. Huge Sendoff Given Minidoka Inductees. Over Three Thousand Well-Wishers Gather at Main Gate Thursday. Four Report for Duty" (p. 1), "Poultry, Livestock Production Boosted In Centers. Acreage Also Up In Row Crops" (p. 1), "Five Tule Lakers Detained by WRA" (p. 1), "Nisei Commando. …

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