This interview centers on these individuals' military service during WWII as members of I Company, part of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, an all-Japanese American fighting unit and one of the most highly decorated military units in U.S. history. During this interview they discuss their experiences training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, and fighting in Europe during …
Selected article titles: "Gary [Locke] Goes to (the Other) Washington" (p. 1-2), "Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality" (p. 1, 3), "Day of Remembrance" (p. 1, 3), "Communications Committee Update" (p. 1), "Happy Girls' Day" (p. 2).
This interview is audio-only. It contains raw footage used by Steven Okazaki in his 1985 film Unfinished Business.
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Fred Korematsu's decision to bring the coram nobis case (audio only)
This interview is audio-only. It contains raw footage used by Steven Okazaki in his 1985 film Unfinished Business.
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 …
Meeting other Japanese Americans who had enlisted out of the concentration camps
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Coping with restrictions imposed after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
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Encounters with community members after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
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Feeling that the service of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team helped Issei gain U.S. citizenship
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Volunteering for the army, but then being reclassified 4-C "enemy alien"
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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.
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.
Struggling with Japanese American identity after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
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Bulletin covering the following topics: Board approves $1,500 for Asian American Cultural Center, aka, Drop In Center. 16-5; Fred Cordova addresses Board ?Filipino Americans---NOW;? drive to document history of Nippon Kan building; interesting letter b Eira Nagaoka urging fiscal responsibility.
A trust agreement exchanged between Fumio Fred Takano and Fukui Mortuary, Inc. regarding Tomoye Takano's funeral, burial, and other expenses. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_19_001
Nisei male, born April 14, 1923, on the Island of Molokai, Hawaii. Volunteered for military service after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Unit as a Sergeant and Assistant Squad Leader. Later, he and three others in his unit had their rank reduced to Private after being court-martialed for alleged involvement …
Nisei male. Born February 11, 1908, in Lodi, California. Resettled voluntarily to Mankato, Minnesota, prior to mass removal. Resettled in central California in 1947. Member of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) since 1929. Became active in the redress movement as fundraiser and lobbyist for Central California District Council of JACL.
White male. Born 1918. Former longtime legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California. Was an advocate for civil rights throughout his career, and worked on behalf of Japanese Americans during the World War II incarceration.
