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Dave Kawamoto

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vh Dave Kawamoto Interview (ddr-densho-122-9)

Nisei male. Born December 16, 1916, in Cupertino, California. Attended San Jose State College, where he was an NCAA wrestling champion. Immediately after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, tried to enlist in the U.S. Air Corps, but was refused on account of his Japanese ancestry. Was one semester short of earning a business degree when he …

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img Group at Asian American Journalism Association awards ceremony honoring James Omura (ddr-densho-122-597)

Mits Koshiyama, George Uyeda, James Omura, George Nozawa, Dave Kawamoto

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img Group of men outside Bamboo Garden Restaurant (ddr-densho-122-596)

(l-r) George Nozawa, James Omura, George Uyeda, Tom Oki, Dave Kawamoto, Mits Koshiyama , Clifford Uyeda, Kozie Sakai

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vh Dave Kawamoto Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-122-9-6)

Discussion of what made the Heart Mountain resistance different from other camps

This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, …

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vh Dave Kawamoto Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-122-9-10)

Remembering the famous photograph of the Heart Mountain resisters on trial

This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead …

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vh Dave Kawamoto Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-122-9-9)

Memories of the train ride to Pomona Assembly Center

This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing …

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vh Dave Kawamoto Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-122-9-2)

Leaving things behind during mass removal; losing a pet

This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing …

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vh Dave Kawamoto Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-122-9-3)

Making the decision to resist the draft

This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing on issues …

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vh Dave Kawamoto Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-122-9-8)

Response to JACL's name-calling: "it made me feel kind of betrayed"

This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead …

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vh Dave Kawamoto Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-122-9-5)

Attending meetings of the Fair Play Committee

This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing on issues …

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vh Dave Kawamoto Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-122-9-1)

Barred from joining the Air Corps: "We're not taking Japs"; thoughts on the JACL prewar

This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically …

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vh Dave Kawamoto Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-122-9-7)

Being picked up by the FBI for draft resistance

This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing …

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vh Dave Kawamoto Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-122-9-4)

This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing on issues surrounding the resistance movement itself.

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img Boy's cabin group (ddr-densho-336-982)

The 1977 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp. Left to right: Ken Kawamoto, Frank Suzuki, Glenn Yemoto, Steve Shiozaki, Willie Gong, Dave Yamaoka, Brad Shirakawa.

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Narrator Dave Kawamoto

Nisei male. Born December 16, 1916, in Cupertino, California. Attended San Jose State College, where he was an NCAA wrestling champion. Immediately after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, tried to enlist in the U.S. Air Corps, but was refused on account of his Japanese ancestry. Was one semester short of earning a business degree when he …

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img See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil (ddr-densho-336-1061)

The 1977 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp. Caption on front: "Back row: Ann Shimakawa, Steve Shiozaki, Dave Yamaoka / Front: Ken Kawamoto, Margie Yemoto, Marice Tatsuno."

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img Boy's cabin group (ddr-densho-336-979)

The 1977 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp. Caption on front: "Ken Kawamoto, Glenn Yemoto, Steve Shiozaki, Dave Yamaoka, Brad Shirakawa / front: Frank Suzuki, Willie Gong."

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doc Letter to Frank Emi from Dave Kawamoto From jail (ddr-densho-122-479)

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img Boy's cabin group (ddr-densho-336-980)

The 1977 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp. Back row, left to right: Ken Kawamoto, Glenn Yemoto, Steve Shiozaki, Dave Yamaoka, Brad Shirakawa. Front row, left to right: Frank Suzuki, Willie Gong.

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img Boy's cabin group (ddr-densho-336-981)

The 1977 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp. Back row, left to right: Ken Kawamoto, Glenn Yemoto, Steve Shiozaki, Dave Yamaoka, Brad Shirakawa. Front row, left to right: Frank Suzuki, Willie Gong.

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doc Tribute to Michi Weglyn by Toshiko Kawamoto, February 21, 1998 (ddr-csujad-24-168)

A tribute to Michi Weglyn written by Toshiko Kawamoto in which she talks about her husband Dave Kawamoto who was one of the 63 men at Heart Mountain incarceration camp to refuse induction into the military. According to Toshiko Kawamoto her husband had been taken to the Heart Mountain incarceration camp a few weeks shy of …

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img [Photograph of Michi and Walter Weglyn with Japanese American Activists] (ddr-csujad-24-21)

An annotated photocopy of a photograph of Michi Weglyn, her husband Walter, and other Japanese American activists. The other people that appear in the photo are: Babe Karasawa, Akira Matsumoto, Art Emi, Dave Kawamoto, Toshiko Kawamoto, Clifford Uyeda, Yosh Kuromiya, Irene Kuromiya, Tak Hoshizaki, Frank Emi, Bob Suzuki, Mits Koshiyama, James Omura, Mary Karasawa, and Harry …

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doc "The Return of the Fair Play Committee to Los Angeles" (ddr-densho-122-876)

Script of presentation about the history of resistance movement and activities of the Fair Play Committee

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