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Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 86 (ddr-densho-1000-153-86)
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Meeting an old acquaintance from MIS language school leads to a job in Tokyo

Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar to those who do …

Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 67 (ddr-densho-1000-153-67)
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Being able to understand the dialect of an intercepted Japanese communication

Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar to those who do identify themselves as …

Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-153-9)
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First impressions of Japan and meeting grandmother for the first time

Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar to those who do identify themselves as …

Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 80 (ddr-densho-1000-153-80)
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Hearing about the atomic bombings in Japan while in China

Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar to those who do identify themselves as such.

Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 38 (ddr-densho-1000-153-38)
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Hearing word of family back in Japan

Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar to those who do identify themselves as such.

Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 57 (ddr-densho-1000-153-57)
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Being one of only fourteen selected for a dangerous mission

Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar to those who do identify themselves as such.

Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 82 (ddr-densho-1000-153-82)
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Becoming a military police officer in China

Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar to those who do identify themselves as such.

Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 91 (ddr-densho-1000-153-91)
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Thoughts on induction into the Ranger Hall of Fame

Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar to those who do identify themselves as such.

Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 63 (ddr-densho-1000-153-63)
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Difficult conditions marching through Burma

Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar to those who do identify themselves as such.

Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-153-26)
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Description of high school years

Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar to those who do identify themselves as such.

Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 77 (ddr-densho-1000-153-77)
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Thoughts on completing the original mission in Burma

Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar to those who do identify themselves as such.

Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-153-27)
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Discussion of discrimination experienced by Kibei at the hands of some Nisei who had never been to Japan

Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar …

Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 34 (ddr-densho-1000-153-34)
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Reported to the FBI for possessing a short-wave radio before the war, listening to Japanese news reports

Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar to …

Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 54 (ddr-densho-1000-153-54)
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Assigned to tutor junior officers in Japanese language while at Camp Shelby, Mississippi

Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar to those who do identify …

Narrator Roy H. Matsumoto

Nisei male. Born May 1, 1913, in Laguna, California. Lived in Japan from childhood through teenage years, before returning to the United States during high school. Incarcerated in the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Volunteered for the U.S. army in 1942, and was inducted in the Military Intelligence Service. Selected …
Community Picnic (ddr-one-1-383)
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Black and white photographic negative of a group of Nisei men sitting on the ground chatting at a community picnic at Viking Park hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as the Oregon Buddhist Temple). Facing the camera from left to right: Alfred Tsutomu Ando and Roy Otsuki. Jean Matsumoto is kneeling behind Alfred Tsutomu …
Portraits of Issei couple (ddr-densho-107-30)
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Roy Matsumoto's mother, Tei Matsumoto, was the youngest daughter of a samurai, Shinjiro Kimura. Her elder brother, Koichi Kimura was Wakaji Matsumoto's (Roy's father's) classmate in school, and a second cousin. Tei managed the Matsumoto farm after Wakamatsu (Roy's grandfather) retired to Japan. Before WWII started, she went to Hiroshima, Japan, with her family. She escaped …
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 49, No. 4 (July 24, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-30)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 49, No. 4 (July 24, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-30)
Selected article titles: "U.C. regents clear campus of fraternity bias" (p. 1), "Idaho Nisei regains U.S. citizenship as private bill signed" (p. 1), "JACL support of returning vested property told in detail" (p. 1), "Father LaFarge takes issue with stand of Eisenhower on civil rights legislation" (p. 1), "Saibara Family credited by American rice industry for …
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 49, No. 24 (December 11, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-50)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 49, No. 24 (December 11, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-50)
Selected article titles: "Nisei attorney wins civil rights case for three Negroes" (p. 1), "Wakamatsu hits race bias in talk before placer county JACL fete" (p. 1), "10-year dream comes true for Japanese Community center in San Fernando Valley" (p. 1), "U.S. and Japan need each other to survive, Rep. Inouye declares" (p. 3), "Kimono-clad girls …
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 48, No. 9 (February 27, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-9)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 48, No. 9 (February 27, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-9)
Selected article titles: "Wakamatsu calls for 50,000 in JACL ranks" (p. 1), "JACL-sponsored bill repealing Idaho anti-miscegenation law passes both houses" (p. 1), "Father of author of 'Home Again' vows film will be made" (p. 1), "Holder of top award from Garden Club of America, an Issei widow, revisits Japan" (p. 2), "Hiroshima social worker completes …
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 43, No. 19 (November 9, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-45)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 43, No. 19 (November 9, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-45)
Selected article titles: "Prop. 13 wins by 2-1 margin. Calif. Alien Land Law repealed, but number of 'nays' significant" (p. 1), "JACL, Nisei urged to widen fight in civil rights field by NCAAP official" (p. 1), "Major share of postwar high status of Nisei-Issei goes to JACL, ADL told" (p. 1), "Hayakawa retains stand Nisei social …
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 48, No. 8 (February 20, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-8)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 48, No. 8 (February 20, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-8)
Selected article titles: "Statehood foes go racist, JACL reacts in fighting mood" (p. 1), "Washington anti-bias code changes sought" (p. 1), "Washington referendum for alien land law approved" (p. 1), "IDC to seek repeal of Idaho nuptial law bias" (p. 1), "Housing discrimination" (p. 1), "Idaho's Law Against Mixed Marriages" (p. 2), "Fact and fiction about …
Heart Mountain Fire Department (ddr-densho-363-30)
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A poster of the Heart Mountain Fire Department in 1944 including the Inspection Bureau, Platoon A, Platoon B, and Platoon C.
Funeral Service for Morinosuki Ima (ddr-densho-483-135)
doc Funeral Service for Morinosuki Ima (ddr-densho-483-135)
Program in English and Japanese for the funeral service for Morinosuki Ima
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