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vh Shigeya Kihara Interview (ddr-densho-1004-23)

Nisei male. Recruited to teach at the army's language school in fall of 1941. Helped to establish the Military Intelligence Service Language School in Presidio San Francisco and helped with the move to Minnesota. Postwar, established a career teaching with the Defense Language Institute.

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doc Intitutional factors in Japanese nationalism (ddr-csujad-55-2572)

Military syllabus entitled, "Institutional Factors In Japanese Nationalism" taught by Shigeya Kihara at the Military Intelligence Service Language School in Savage, Minnesota. This was restricted information for use of Military Personnel Only and not to be republished. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2736

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vh Shigeya Kihara Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1004-23-14)

Reflections

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vh Shigeya Kihara Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1004-23-7)

Moving to Minnesota when the MIS language school changed locations

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vh Shigeya Kihara Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1004-23-9)

Updating curriculum with expansion of the language school

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vh Shigeya Kihara Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1004-23-3)

Being recruited to teach Japanese despite having no prior teaching experience

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vh Shigeya Kihara Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1004-23-8)

First impressions of Minnesota

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vh Shigeya Kihara Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1004-23-1)

Helping to establish the Military Intelligence Service Language School

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vh Shigeya Kihara Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1004-23-5)

Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor while already working for the army's language school

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vh Shigeya Kihara Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1004-23-13)

Continuing work as a language instructor

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vh Shigeya Kihara Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1004-23-2)

Being recruited help establish the MIS language school

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vh Shigeya Kihara Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1004-23-6)

Dealing with restrictions following the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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vh Shigeya Kihara Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1004-23-4)

Description of John Aiso

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vh Shigeya Kihara Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1004-23-10)

Description of Colonel Rasmussen

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vh Shigeya Kihara Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1004-23-12)

The army's need for more MIS language school students

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vh Shigeya Kihara Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1004-23-11)

Observing the changes as the MIS language school evolved

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Narrator Shigeya Kihara

Nisei male. Recruited to teach at the army's language school in fall of 1941. Helped to establish the Military Intelligence Service Language School in Presidio San Francisco and helped with the move to Minnesota. Postwar, established a career teaching with the Defense Language Institute.

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doc 1981 Membership Roster MIS Association of Northern California (ddr-ajah-2-23)

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