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vh Don Oka Interview (ddr-densho-1004-18)

Nisei male. Born January 8, 1920. During World War II, served as a translator with the Military Intelligence Service in Alasaka, Saipan and Tinian.

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doc Don C. Oka interviewee form (ddr-densho-1007-956)

Used for the film The Color of Honor.

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vh Don Oka Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1004-18-6)

Reflecting on MIS experience

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vh Don Oka Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1004-18-5)

Description of serving in a combat zone

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vh Don Oka Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1004-18-2)

Being sent to Saipan to interrogate POWs

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vh Don Oka Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1004-18-4)

Description of work with the Military Intelligence Service

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vh Don Oka Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1004-18-1)

Being sent to Alaska with the Military Intelligence Service

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vh Don Oka Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1004-18-3)

Having a brother serving in the Japanese military

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vh Don Oka Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1004-18-7)

Postwar career

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Narrator Don Oka

Nisei male. Born January 5, 1920. During World War II, served as a translator with the Military Intelligence Service in Alasaka, Saipan and Tinian.

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av Interview with Don Oka, Steve Yagi, and Shigeo Ito, part 4 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1620)

Oka on the left, Yagi in the center, and Ito on the right. The three discuss their service in the Pacific. Ito and Yagi talk about their families' internment in Poston. Video starts at 0:25. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II LA #50, 7-26-85, Oka, Yagi, Ito IV. Interview …

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av B-roll for The Color of Honor; interview with Don Oka, Steve Yagi, and Shigeo Ito, part 1 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1617)

Video starts at 0:22. B-roll of photos and documents related to Corregidor Island until 11:11, when an interview with Don Oka, Steve Yagi, and Shigeo Ito begins. Oka is on the left, Yagi in the center, and Ito on the right. Ito discusses moving from the infantry to interpreter work with the military. The three then …

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av Interview with Don Oka, Steve Yagi, and Shigeo Ito, part 2 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1618)

Oka on the left, Yagi in the center, and Ito on the right. Oka tells the story of an encounter with General John DeWitt. The three then discuss their service in the Pacific theater. and working with Japanese prisoners of war. Video starts at 0:22. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original …

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av Interview with Don Oka, Steve Yagi, and Shigeo Ito, part 5 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1774)

Continued from ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1620/. Oka is on the left, Yagi in the center, and Ito on the right. Ito discusses the deaths of two Nisei on his team and the fear of being mistaken for a Japanese soldier. Oka discusses being interviewed for military intelligence at Camp Carson in Colorado, being treated differently than Caucasian soldiers, …

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av Interview with Don Oka, Steve Yagi, and Shigeo Ito, part 7 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1775)

Continued from ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1621/. Oka is on the left, Yagi in the center, and Ito on the right. Yagi discusses his family (some of whom were near Hiroshima at the time of the bomb) and their situation after the war, being discharged from the military, joining and working for the post office, and wanting to switch …

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av Interview with Don Oka, Steve Yagi, and Shigeo Ito, part 6 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1621)

Continued from ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1774/. Oka on the left, Yagi in the center, and Ito on the right. Oka talks about his work with Yagi in post-war Japan. The three discuss their encounters with Japanese citizens after the war, particularly victims of the atom bombs. Video starts at 0:21. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind …

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av Interview with Don Oka, Steve Yagi, and Shigeo Ito, part 3 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1619)

Oka on the left, Yagi in the center, and Ito on the right. The three discuss their service in the Pacific theater, their military training in the Midwest, JICPOA, and their encounters with high-ranking officers. Video starts at 0:23. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II LA #49, 7-26-85, Oka, …

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av Interview with Don Oka, Steve Yagi, and Shigeo Ito, part 8 of 8; interview with Nobuo Yamashita, part 1 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1776)

Oka is on the left, Yagi in the center, and Ito on the right. Oka discusses his recovery from tuberculosis, entering and winning a cartoon contest, going to art school after recovery, starting to work in advertising, returning to cartooning after retirement, and serving in JICPOA, and working with white officers. Yagi discusses working in the …

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doc Go for Broke Anniversary booklet (ddr-densho-368-711)

A large booklet created for the 50th anniversary of the 442nd Regimental Combat Unit in World War II. Historical articles about different parts of the experience were written by different veterans.

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. I No. 4 (September 25, 1942) (ddr-densho-119-4)

Selected article titles: "Self-Gov't. to Begin" (p. 1), "Farm Hands to Commute" (p. 1), "Mass Meetings Scheduled Move Toward Democracy" (p. 1), "Ten Students Relocated" (p. 1), "Absentee Ballot Request Forms Arrive for Voters" (p. 2), "Glenn Moots Clothes Issue at Bay City" (p. 2), "Census Hits Block-A-Day Pace" (p. 2), "Couple Wed at Jerome" (p. …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 5 No. 59 (May 28, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-226)

Selected article titles: "Special Students School to Open Monday at 7218" (p. 1), "Poll Will Determine Sentiment On Evacuees" (p. 1), "DeWitt to Be Moved, Report" (p. 1), "Establishment of WRA Centers Mistake - Myer: To Speed Resettlement" (p. 1), "Orders For Anniversary Book May By Placed Now" (p. 1), "Memorial Day Worship Set" (p. 2), …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 34 (August 25, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-30)

Selected article titles: "Identification Tags to be Issued" (p. 1), "Beauties Entered" (p. 1), "Shirrell Promises New Regulations" (p. 1), "Hold Conclave on Advanced Education" (p. 1), "Sickness Prevention Week" (p. 1), "Moon Eclipse Tonight" (p. 1), "Social Welfare Located in 1608" (p. 2), "Thirteen Tuleans to Leave for Japan" (p. 3), "Co-op Discussion Group Meets" …

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