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vh Chester Tanaka Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1007-6-10)

Memories of a close call during combat (audio only)

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vh Chester Tanaka Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1007-6-4)

Devising pranks during basic training to relieve pressure (audio only)

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vh Chester Tanaka Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1007-6-7)

First meeting Japanese Americans from the West Coast and Hawaii (audio only)

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vh Chester Tanaka Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1007-6-6)

Memories of the journey to Europe by sea (audio only)

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vh Chester Tanaka Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1007-6-11)

Description of combat in the Italian countryside (audio only)

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vh Chester Tanaka Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1007-6-3)

Memories of basic training (audio only)

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vh Chester Tanaka Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1007-6-1)

Growing up in the St. Louis, Missouri, area (audio only)

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vh Chester Tanaka Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1007-6-8)

Describing the character of the Nisei soldiers (audio only)

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vh Chester Tanaka Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1007-6-9)

Keeping in touch with fellow soldiers after the war (audio only)

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vh Chester Tanaka Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1007-6-2)

Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor: "I was just stunned when I heard the news" (audio only)

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vh James Lovell Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1007-12-2)

Witnessing the reactions of white officers to an all-Japanese American unit (audio only)

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vh James Lovell Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1007-12-5)

Being asked to take part in a questionable project involving Nisei soldiers (audio only)

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vh James Lovell Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1007-12-4)

The importance of sharing the story of the 100th Battalion (audio only)

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vh James Lovell Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1007-12-1)

Description of Japanese Americans in Hawai'i before World War II (audio only)

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vh James Lovell Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1007-12-3)

Response to accusations that the 100th Battalion was overused or 'expendable' (audio only)

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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 …

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doc Letter from Dana Rouse to Loni Ding about Nisei Soldier distribution (ddr-densho-1007-1462)

"American Samurai" refers to the film that would eventually become Nisei Soldier.

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doc 442nd RCT/100th Battalion/MIS Film Project meeting notes (ddr-densho-1007-877)

Used for the film Color of Honor.

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vh Chester Tanaka Interview (ddr-densho-1007-6)

Nisei male. Born in St. Louis, Missouri. During World War II, served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Italy and France.

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doc Ben Isamu Kawahata interviewee form (ddr-densho-1007-1130)

Used for the film Color of Honor.

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doc Victor H. Abe interviewee form (ddr-densho-1007-1122)

Used for the film Color of Honor.

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img Loni Ding, Barry Saiki, Harry Fukuhara and one other looking through clippings (ddr-densho-1007-1170)

Negative. Interviews with Fukuhara and Saiki, the latter of which was presumably filmed during this meeting, appear in Color of Honor.

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doc New York Times Going Out Guide (ddr-densho-1007-1015)

"Japanese" section mentions upcoming Nisei Soldier screenings in New York.

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vh Dan Aoki Interview (ddr-densho-1007-11)

Nisei male. Born January 31, 1918, in Kealakekua, Hawai'i, where his father was a Congregational preacher. During World War II, served with the 100th Battalion in Europe. In the 1950s, was active in Hawai'i's Democratic Party and campaign for statehood.

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doc Masaomi Jim Mita interviewee form (ddr-densho-1007-1121)

Used for the film Color of Honor.

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