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vh Masao Watanabe Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-103-22)

Conflicts between Hawaiian and mainland military recruits at Camp Shelby, Mississippi

At the time this interview was taped, Mr. Watanabe was recovering from a recent series of cancer treatments.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-92-25)

Camp Shelby, Mississippi: gaining the respect of the Japanese Americans from Hawaii

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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img 442nd Regimental Combat Team training (ddr-densho-114-115)

Original caption: Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Japanese-American Combat Team. At Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Americans of Japanese ancestry from California, Hawaii and other areas are undergoing intensive training as an Army combat team. One group of Japanese Americans has already gone and seen action in the Mediterranean Theatre. These pictures show some of the phases of the training …

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img Japanese American chaplain (ddr-densho-114-109)

Original caption: Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Japanese-American Combat Team. At Camp Shelby, Miss. Americans of Japanese ancestry from California, Hawaii, and other areas are undergoing intensive training as an Army combat team. One group of Japanese-Americans has already gone and seen action in the Mediterranean Theatre. These pictures show some of the phases of the training of …

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doc Japanese-American vets reunite at training camp (ddr-csujad-1-45)

Newspaper clipping describes the reunion of veterans of the Army's 442nd Regimental Combat Team held at Camp Shelby in south Mississippi. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_01_03_002

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doc Girls! Let's do our part! (ddr-csujad-55-76)

Advertisement and application instructions for an all expenses paid trip for 100 female incarcerees to Camp Shelby, Mississippi. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00080

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 59, Vol. 21 (November 20, 1964) (ddr-pc-36-47)

Selected article titles: "Seattle Sansei Freed on Bail in Mississippi" (p.1-2), "Japanese Language Project" (p.1-2), "ACLU Supports NAACP Suit to Void Prop. 14" (p.1), "When Bracero Program Ends, Call Retained Mexican Workers 'Primo'" (p1, 3), "'Inclusion' of Negro Jurors if Deliberate Held as Unconstitutional as 'Exclusion'" (p.3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 55, No. 15 (October 12, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-41)

Selected article titles: "JACL Confidence in White House Action in Mississippi Told" (p.1), "For Equality in Land Ownership" (p.1-2), "Washington SJR 21: Questions and Answers" (p.1), "Strength of American Lies in Individuals, Says Jr. JACLer at Citizenship Conference" (p.3), "Washington's 1889 Land Law: Why Repeal?" (p.4).

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vh Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-190-20)

Witnessing segregation Mississippi: "It was a just completely different world for us"

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

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doc Memorable bivouac for 442nd (ddr-csujad-1-44)

Newspaper clipping describes the reunion of veterans of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team held at Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg Mississippi. Inscription reads: 6/20/95 from Miyo Sato of Honolulu, HI. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_01_03_001

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 32 (March 14, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-121)

Selected article titles: "On the Other Hand"; "Mississippi Farm Resettlement Hit"; "Patrol 'Put On Alert'"; "See Masterpiece"; "Charge Husband Jeered at United States"; "Family of Nine Routed by Fire and Bullets"; "Congressman Criticizes Publicity Given to Japanese Americans by WRA"; "Want Ads Today"; "Nisei Girls Liked in Service Office"; "$4000 Fire Destroys Former Japanese Hall"; "Hiring …

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Narrator Terry Aratani

Nisei male. During World War II, served with 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 his interview he discusses his experiences training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, and fighting in Europe during such battles as the battle …

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vh Sadaichi Kubota Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-40-14)

Description of Camp Shelby, Mississippi

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were generally shorter in length than the typical Densho interview and tend to concentrate on the individual's military service during World War …

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vh Alice Nishitani Interview Segment 12 (ddr-one-7-43-12)

Meeting future husband and getting married Mississippi

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.

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img Anti-tank training (ddr-densho-114-84)

Original caption: Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Japanese-American soldiers in the anti-tank company of the combat team easing a gun off the bank of a stream to ferry it across on three steel cables. Swimmers in the water below will haul on a line in the water to move the gun. Lt. Charles W. Tayman, Commanding Officer of …

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vh Sadaichi Kubota Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-40-1)

Memories of visiting a family in Mississippi

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were generally shorter in length than the typical Densho interview and tend to concentrate on the individual's military service during …

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vh Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 54 (ddr-densho-1000-153-54)

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 …

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Narrator Kenneth Okuma

Nisei male. Born September 19, 1917, in Hanapepe, Hawaii. During World War II, served with 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 his interview he discusses his experiences training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, and fighting in …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 49, No. 5 (July 31, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-31)

Selected article titles: "442nd hero elected Hawaii's congressman. Fong succeeds in bid for Senate seat" (p. 1), "Grant Ujifusa of Wyoming only Nisei at 'Nation'" (p. 1), "House committee strips strongest section of new civil rights bill" (p. 1), "Role of Nisei in promoting Japan for Olympics told" (p. 2), "Sansei in group planning to float …

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img Nisei soldiers entertaining the wounded (ddr-densho-37-307)

Original caption: Private First Class George Inouye, an American of Japanese descent who was wounded in Italy, listening to a Japanese American band that entertained wounded U.S. soldiers at Halloran General Hospital in New York City. The entertainers, who had been defense workers and students before volunteering for the U.S. Army in Hawaii a year earlier, …

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vh Bill Thompson Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-90-13)

Relations between the Hawaiian and mainland Nisei soldiers at Camp Shelby, Mississippi

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Given the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were shorter in length than typical Densho interviews and concentrated on a single topic, namely, the …

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img 442nd Regimental Combat Team training (ddr-densho-114-108)

Original caption: Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Japanese-American Combat Team. At Camp Shelby, Miss.; Americans of Japanese ancestry from California, Hawaii and other areas are undergoing intensive training as an Army combat team. One group of Japanese-Americans has already gone and seen action in the Mediterranean Theatre. These pictures show some of the phases of the training of …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-114-108/

vh Yuri Kochiyama Interview (ddr-densho-1000-257)

Nisei female. Born May 19, 1921, in San Pedro, California. During World War II, incarcerated in the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, lived and worked in Mississippi before marrying and moving to the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. Became involved in a number of political causes …

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Narrator Yuri Kochiyama

Nisei female. Born May 19, 1921, in San Pedro, California. During World War II, incarcerated in the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, lived and worked in Mississippi before marrying and moving to the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. Became involved in a number of political causes …

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vh George Fujimoto Interview (ddr-densho-1000-223)

Nisei male. Born January 13, 1920 in Colusa, California. Raised in Ault, Colorado, where family operated produce and sugar beet farm. Assumed responsibility for farm at age 15 when father suffered debilitating accident. Drafted into Army in 1942. After basic training in Camp Robinson, Arkansas, transferred to Fort Riley, Kansas. Attended second basic training in Camp …

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