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vh Hiro Nishimura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-237)

Nisei male. Born August 8, 1919, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, and was attending the University of Washington when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Drafted into the military a few months after the bombing, and then transferred to the Military Intelligence Service. Served as a linguist in Burma and India during …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-237/

doc Testimony of Hiro Nishimura (ddr-densho-67-190)

Written testimony of Hiro Nishimura of Seattle, Washington. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Thursday, September 10, 1981, in the section titled "Impact on Japanese American Veterans."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-190/

img Workers traveling to canneries (ddr-densho-15-21)

These cannery workers are aboard the steamship "Aleutian" on its way to Alaska. Three individuals are identified: Hiroshi Yamada (middle front), Hiro Nishimura (right front), and Kenny Nakatani (back right).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-15-21/

Narrator Hiro Nishimura

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/373/

img Nisei veterans baseball team (ddr-densho-13-44)

Front (left to right): Akira "Poison" Kato, Matsu Sakagami, Yosh Fujiwara, Jim Yamaguchi, George Funai, Joe Kesamaru, George Mamiya, and George "Joker" Shimizu. Back: Shiro Yamaguchi, Ted Matsushita, Roy Fujiwara, Hiromu "Heater" Hiyamoto, Ed "Duffy" Kiyohara, Taiji Takayoshi, Su Kashiwagi, Sam Sakai, Edwin "Edo" Sasaki, and Hiro Nishimura.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-13-44/

vh Hiro Nishimura Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-237-11)

Feeling shocked upon hearing of the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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vh Hiro Nishimura Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-237-26)

A difficult decision to testify at the hearings of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians

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vh Hiro Nishimura Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-237-13)

Attending a reception for families of new inductees

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vh Hiro Nishimura Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-237-9)

Participating in baseball tournaments

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vh Hiro Nishimura Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-237-21)

Duties as a linguist

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vh Hiro Nishimura Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-237-16)

Mixed feelings upon being sent to join the Military Intelligence Service

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vh Hiro Nishimura Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-237-22)

Facing difficulties serving in jungle conditions

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vh Hiro Nishimura Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-237-4)

Growing up in Seattle's Japantown

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vh Hiro Nishimura Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-237-20)

Having an advantage as a Japanese American interrogating Japanese war prisoners

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vh Hiro Nishimura Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-237-15)

Serving in the army as part of a segregated group of Japanese Americans

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vh Hiro Nishimura Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-237-6)

Disliking Japanese language school

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vh Hiro Nishimura Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-237-8)

Little intermingling with different ethnic groups

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vh Hiro Nishimura Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-237-12)

Being drafted into the army following December 7, 1941

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-237-12/

vh Hiro Nishimura Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-237-18)

Thoughts on the leaders of the Military Intelligence Service

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-237-18/

vh Hiro Nishimura Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-237-1)

Father's family background: immigration to the U.S.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-237-1/

vh Hiro Nishimura Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-237-3)

Parents' arranged marriage

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-237-3/

vh Hiro Nishimura Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-237-19)

Shipped overseas, serving as a linguist in Burma and India

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-237-19/

vh Hiro Nishimura Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-237-24)

Returning to Seattle, still experiencing discrimination

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vh Hiro Nishimura Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-237-5)

Getting in trouble in school

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vh Hiro Nishimura Interview Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-237-27)

Documenting life experiences, writing a book

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