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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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vh Spark M. Matsunaga Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1007-3-8)

Observing differences between Japanese Americans from Hawaii and the mainland during training

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vh Spark M. Matsunaga Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1007-3-9)

The important role of Nisei in the postwar occupation of Japan

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vh Spark M. Matsunaga Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1007-3-2)

Conducting a survey in Minnesota to determine the area's receptiveness to Japanese Americans

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vh Spark M. Matsunaga Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1007-3-1)

The challenges faced by Nisei soldiers

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vh Spark M. Matsunaga Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1007-3-6)

Understanding the positions of draft resisters during World War II

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vh Spark M. Matsunaga Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1007-3-7)

The difficulties faced by Nisei in the Military Intelligence Service because of secrecy

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vh Spark M. Matsunaga Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1007-3-5)

Being stripped of weapons by the War Department after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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vh Spark M. Matsunaga Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1007-3-3)

General Mark Clark's feelings towards the Japanese Americans in the 100th Battalion

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