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vh Takashi Matsui Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1008-4-2)

Reasons for being taken to Japan

Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.

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vh Takashi Matsui Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1008-4-23)

War crimes trials in postwar Japan

Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.

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vh Takashi Matsui Interview Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1008-4-28)

Description of destruction in postwar Japan

Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.

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av Barriers and Passes (ddr-densho-1024-58)

Scenes of living conditions of Japanese Americans in the relocation centers during World War II. Department of the Interior. War Relocation Authority. (02/16/1944 - 06/30/1946) Series : Motion Picture Films, compiled ca. 1939 - ca. 1945 Record Group 210: Records of the War Relocation Authority, 1941 - 1989 See this item in the Digital Library of …

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av Truth of the Matter (A Matter of Truth) (ddr-densho-1024-9)

The power of executive orders can be devastating as in the Executive Order 9066 issued during World War II that placed over 110,000 Japanese living in America into concentration camps. Similar to the Executive Order to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. issued early in Trump's first days in office. See this item in the Digital …

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av Interview with Akiko, Brian Yamakoshi, Kenny and Chizuko, part 2 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1718)

Brian Yamakoshi discusses his reasons for playing koto, his feelings on the art form, and his approach to the instrument. Kenny discusses his experience playing taiko, his first time hearing Japanese drums, his time on an indigenous American reservation, growing up in La Habra, CA, and how time spent at a pueblo encouraged him to learn …

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doc Two letters to Yuri Domoto from Mildred Allen (ddr-densho-356-280)

Two letters to Yuri Domoto from Mildred Allen stored in the same envelope. The first letter is dated April 28, 1942 and the second June 1, 1942. The first letter details a conference she attended on Child Welfare, inquires about the Domoto family business, and her next work assignment. The second letter describes her involvement in …

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av Interview with Jimmie Matsumura, part 4 of 4; interview with Clarence Matsumura, part 1 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1608)

Jimmie Matsumura discusses his time teaching Japanese at the Pentagon and his work as a prosecutor for the Far East military tribunal. His interview ends at 17:23, at which time an interview with Clarence Matsumura begins. Clarence discusses growing up in Wyoming and his father's work as a railroad foreman. Video starts at 0:25. Loni Ding …

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av Interview with Nobuo Yamashita, part 3 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1778)

Yamashita discusses why his parents didn't want him to go to college, joining his family's produce business, meeting his wife in Manzanar, his service in the Philippines, interrogating prisoners of war, seeing American prisoners who came out of Santo Tomas, the selfishness of weathy Japanese people in Korea, and not getting any promotions or furlough in …

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av Interview with Harry and Ken Akune, part 2 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1590)

Ken is on the left, Harry on the right. The two discuss growing up as Nisei, anti-Japanese sentiment in the US, their relationship with their mother, the difference between Japanese nationals and Japanese Americans, Pearl Harbor, their time in internment at Merced and Amache, and their decision to volunteer for the military. Video starts at 0:28. …

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av Interview with Yosh Nakayama, part 2 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1586)

Nakayama discusses his time in Japanese language school, speaking only Japanese at home, an instructor of his who did not understand why a Nisei student did not speak fluent Japanese, his father's arrest by the FBI, his family's evacuation from LA and internment in Manzanar, and his family's return to LA after the war. Video starts …

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av Interview with Paul Minerich, Tim Nomiyama, Masao Kataoka, and Kenjiro Hayakawa, part 6 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1803)

From left to right: Minerich, Nomiyama, Kataoka, Hayakawa. Hayakawa discusses confronting his commanding officer and why he chose not to serve. Nomiyama discusses how some of his friends didn't understand why he refused to serve, and telling his children about his experiences. Kataoka discusses telling his family about his experiences during the war. Interview starts at …

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av Interview with Frank Emi, part 4 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1795)

Emi discusses the importance of the Fair Play Committee winning their case, the lasting impact of his imprisonment, the loyalty questionnaire, the beginning of the draft resistance movement, why the story of the draft resisters doesn't get as much attention as it deserves, and why the JACL and Japanese American newspapers did not support draft resistance. …

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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 …

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av Interview with Frank Emi, part 2 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1793)

Emi discusses being imprisoned in Leavenworth, the sentences of the members of the Fair Play Committee, the Issei who financially assisted to the Committee, the Committee's legal battles, how people often agree with draft resistance with hindsight, the various opinions of Nisei veterans on draft resistance, and the sort of student he was in high school. …

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av Interview with Henry (Hank) Gosho, part 1 of 3 (ddr-densho-1007-1768)

Gosho discusses returning to Seattle from Japan before the war, his brothers being conscripted into the Japanese army, Pearl Harbor, his father's arrest by the FBI, assuming the Nisei wouldn't be evacuated, being relocated to Puyallup/Camp Harmony, realizing that he was a prisoner, his time at Minidoka, deciding early on to join the military, and the …

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av Conversation between John Burden and Shig Kihara, part 3 of 3 (ddr-densho-1007-1785)

Conversation continued from ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1654/. Burden and Kihara discuss Burden and his wife predicting that Japan would fight the US before Pearl Harbor, the story of Admiral Chester Nimitz, and the founding of the Military Intelligence Service Language School. Around 6 minutes, tape shifts to b-roll shots of the two walking around and their surroundings. Video …

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av Interview with Frank Emi, part 3 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1794)

Emi discusses the racial discrimination he experienced as a child, not speaking up for himself in high school, the impact of racism on Nisei, the lessons he learned from his parents, the Fair Play Committee's case in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, and the charges levied against the Committee. Interview starts at 0:31. …

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av Interview with Jim Ariyasu, part 5 of 5; interview with Harry Akune, part 1 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1600)

Ariyasu discusses saving a peer from a court martial, his real estate work, and racial solidarity. At 15:10, interview with Ariyasu ends and interview with Harry Akune begins. Akune discusses his time at Merced and Amache, volunteering for the army from camp, and his community's reaction to his decision to volunteer. Loni Ding can be heard …

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av Interview with John Kaneko, part 2 of 3 (ddr-densho-1007-1760)

Kaneko discusses arriving at Tule Lake, his first impressions of camp, his difficulty meeting people in camp, draft registration/the loyalty questionnaire and the conflict it caused, his father encouraging him to register for the draft, his refusal to register, his arrest and interrogation, and being sent to a CCC camp and forced to work. Interview starts …

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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, …

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