1 100 4 https://ndajams.omeka.net/files/original/c22256fb142d6516a1a19d6d648c242e.xml 9ef3987a0f37a5b8780ec3f130ef177b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jack Nagano oral history interview, January 29, 2009 Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. URL https://gfbnec.org/oral_histories/mp4/970-Nagano-Jack-4.m4v Date of Birth [YYYY-MM-DD] 1918 Jun 28 Location of Birth Los Angeles, California War or Conflict World War, 1939-1945 Branch of Service Army Entrance into Service Drafted or Volunteered Drafted Nickname Cap Location of Basic Training Camp Roberts, California Presidio of San Francisco, California Camp Savage, Minnesota Unit of Service Military Intelligence Service (MIS) Campaigns/Battles New Guinea Campaign Philippine Islands Post-war Occupation of Japan Index indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS. Yes Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jack Nagano oral history interview, part 4 of 5, January 29, 2009 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nagano, Jack: narrator Yuge, Tim: interviewer Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Go For Broke National Education Center Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2009OH0970_04_Nagano Description An account of the resource Nagano continues his recollection of his time overseas during the war. He talks about his experience in a shell hole and seeing people fish with concussion grenades. He would be an interrogator of prisoners of war while in New Guinea and was then sent to Officer Candidate School. After completion of the school, he would head to the Philippines to begin his assignment as an officer at the General Headquarters. Due to the points system, he was offered a chance to go back home, so he would head to Japan to catch a ship home, he would however, have some trouble in finding one right away. He would end up trying to meet up with his sister in Ibaraki and visiting the town of Zama with friends until he was finally able to head home. He would end up in San Pedro, where his brother would pick him up and he would join the Army Reserves before going out to Minnesota to meet back up with his wife. Subject The topic of the resource World War II--Asiatic-Pacific Theater --Philippine Islands World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service Allied Occupation of Japan Japanese Americans--Post-World War II Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral Histories Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource video/m4v Extent The size or duration of the resource. 0:51 Language A language of the resource eng Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2009 January 29 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. California Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) brother C rations California Camp Zama captured documents fishing General Headquarters interrogation Japan Los Angeles malaria Manila March Field New Guinea NYK Building Officer Candidate School Pearl Harbor Philippines Prisoners of War (POWs) prostitution https://ndajams.omeka.net/files/original/0f7df3d82ede866f21043bce107f02ea.xml 6469a127961b8e6e37c28f94b5e1a60e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kazuhiko Yamada oral history interview, January 30, 2009 Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. URL https://gfbnec.org/oral_histories/mp4/969-Yamada-Kazuhiko-1.m4v Date of Birth [YYYY-MM-DD] 1915 Oct 24 Location of Birth San Gabriel, California War or Conflict World War, 1939-1945 Branch of Service Army Entrance into Service Drafted or Volunteered Volunteered Nickname Rocky Location of Basic Training Camp Savage, Minnesota Unit of Service Military Intelligence Service (MIS) Campaigns/Battles Post-war Occupation of Japan Index indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS. Yes Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kazuhiko Yamada oral history interview, part 1 of 3, January 30, 2009 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Yamada, Kazuhiko: narrator Hawkins, Richard: interviewer Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher US Army Center of Military History: sponsor Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Go For Broke National Education Center Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2009OH0969_01_Yamada Description An account of the resource Yamada begins the interview with an introduction on where he was during the surrender of Japan during the war. He would be part of the occupation forces in Japan, specializing on translating documents that would be used in the War crimes trials. He would work at the NYK building for the Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) in Tokyo and be part of a special team dealing with classified documents. He talks about the various handwritten documents that were commonly seen and the different meaning he had to decipher. Next, he speaks about the conditions in Japan during the occupation and meeting his wife in Tokyo. Subject The topic of the resource Allied Occupation of Japan Military service--Post-World War II Occupation of Japan World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service--documents, translation of World War II--War crimes trials Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral Histories Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource video/m4v Extent The size or duration of the resource. 0:55:44 Language A language of the resource eng Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2009 January 30 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Torrance, California Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) Black Market captured documents classified documents devastation farming documents handwritten homeless Japan Japanese civilians linguist military occupation military terms NYK Building prostitution surrender Tokyo translations war crimes trials war diary https://ndajams.omeka.net/files/original/f4c808ba7123b07e12ea7fe884270e4f.xml 7774842a7442678dd6888466e179de5a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seiki Oshiro oral history interview, June 7, 2010 Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. URL https://gfbnec.org/oral_histories/mp4/577A-Oshiro-Seiki-2.m4v Date of Birth [YYYY-MM-DD] 1928 May 09 Location of Birth Papa'aloa, Hawaii War or Conflict World War, 1939-1945 Branch of Service Army Entrance into Service Drafted or Volunteered Volunteered Location of Basic Training Schofield Barracks, (Oahu) Hawaii Presidio of Monterey, California Unit of Service Military Intelligence Service (MIS) Civil Intelligence Section, 441st Counter Intelligence Corps Campaigns/Battles Post-war Occupation of Japan Tokyo Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seiki Oshiro oral history interview, part 2 of 4, June 7, 2010 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Oshiro, Seiki: narrator Hawkins, Richard: interviewer Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher US Army Center of Military History: sponsor Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Go For Broke National Education Center Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2010OH0577A_02_Oshiro Description An account of the resource Oshiro continues speaking on his time in occupied Japan and the language training that he received once he arrived there. He talks about the conditions of the Japanese civilians and the struggles that they faced on a daily basis. He talks about the black market and the honey wagons and compares it to the harsh times he lived with growing up in Hawaii. Next, he would head to Saitama to begin his assignment with the Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC), interpreting, ration running and being a courier. He talks about a couple of experiences he had while in the CIC and what Japan was like during the occupation. He also talks about the beginning of the industrial age in Japan and the scrappiness that the civilians survived by. Subject The topic of the resource Allied Occupation of Japan World War II--Military and Government Entities--Counterintelligence Corps (CIC) Japan--Post-World War II Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral Histories Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource video/m4v Extent The size or duration of the resource. 0:57:12 Language A language of the resource eng Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2010 June 07 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Minneapolis, Minnesota 319th Military Intelligence Company 441st CIC Black Market Camp Chase cigarettes Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC) courier culture shock dialects honey wagons industry interfacing interpreting Japanese civilians Occupation of Japan Okinawa plantation power prostitution ration runner rations reconstruction replacement Saitama stranded Nisei Tokyo Ueno Park Waseda University https://ndajams.omeka.net/files/original/0db7f4c9b7eb5954e973056806a9e560.xml 68e0b2e8f8b34d2b3e0305dade827519 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Peter Okada oral history interview, April 9, 2000 Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. URL https://gfbnec.org/oral_histories/mp4/113-Okada-Peter-5.m4v Date of Birth [YYYY-MM-DD] 1919 May 23 Location of Birth Los Angeles, California Incarceration Facilities Santa Anita Temporary Detention Facility Granada (Amache) Concentration Camp War or Conflict World War, 1939-1945 Branch of Service Army Entrance into Service Drafted or Volunteered Volunteered Nickname Pete Location of Basic Training Fort McClellan, Alabama Camp Savage, Minnesota Unit of Service Military Intelligence Service (MIS) Campaigns/Battles Philippine Islands Post-war Occupation of Japan Index indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS. Yes Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Peter Okada oral history interview, part 5 of 6, April 9, 2000 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Okada, Peter: narrator Yamada, Gayle: interviewer Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Go For Broke National Education Center Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2000OH0113_05_Okada Description An account of the resource Okada describes details of the work he did in Occupied Japan in both military and civilian jobs. He talks about how his wife and mother moved to Japan to live with him. He shares anecdotes regarding: social activities he participated in; language interpretation he did in Tokyo's red-light district; and how he introduced Japanese youth to American football. Subject The topic of the resource Japan--Post-World War II Social activities--Sports Military service--Post-World War II Occupation of Japan Identity and values--Women World War II--Economic losses Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral Histories Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource video/m4v Extent The size or duration of the resource. 0:28:46 Language A language of the resource eng Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 200 April 09 education family concerns Japanese cultural values Occupation of Japan post-war Japan poverty prostitution starvation