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The Military Intelligence Service in Occupied Japan on Saturday, December 7th

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Nisei civilians and soldiers work in the translation and scanning sections, responsible for the translation of all Japanese documents which was vital to the success of the occupation.
Nisei civilians and soldiers worked in the translation and scanning sections, responsible for the translation of all Japanese documents which was vital to the success of the occupation. Photo: National Archives.

 

On Saturday, December 7th at 2pm author, professor, and M.I.S. veteran Edwin Nakasone will moderate a discussion with fellow veterans Bruce Kaji and Hitoshi Sameshima about their roles in the rebuilding of Japan after the end of World War II.

The M.I.S., or the Military Intelligence Service, was a United States military unit mostly comprised of Japanese American Nisei who provided translation, interpretation, and interrogation services in the Pacific during World War II.

This program is presented by JANM and the Go For Broke National Education Center. It is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Go For Broke: Japanese American Soldiers Fighting on Two Fronts (on view through March 2, 2014).

Don’t miss this FREE and exciting opportunity to learn more about the M.I.S. from the veterans themselves!

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Tateuchi Public Program Series
The Military Intelligence Service (M.I.S.) in Occupied Japan
Saturday, December 7, 2013 • 2PM
Tateuchi Democracy Forum

FREE EVENT

This public program is part of the Tateuchi Public Program Series. Organized in partnership between the Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation and the Japanese American National Museum to develop presentations that explore the connections between Japan and the United States in the context of politics, art, music, and culture. For more information please visit: janm.org/events/tateuchi

2013 Nisei Week Grand Parade and Ondo & Closing Ceremony

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This year the Nisei Week Grand Parade took place on Sunday, August 11th. Dances, songs, and performers traveled throughout Downtown Los Angeles in the Little Tokyo District, filling the streets with Japanese and Japanese American culture and tradition. Once again, the Japanese American National Museum was proud to be a part of this year’s Grand Parade, and also proud to be a part of the Ondo & Closing Ceremony on Sunday, August 18th.

Here are some photos from the Japanese American National Museums’ participation in both the Grand Parade and the Ondo & Closing Ceremony! A big “thank you” to the National Museums’ staff members, volunteers, and friends for being a part of the Grand Parade, and for your hours of practice in preparation for the Ondo & Closing Ceremony!

Click on the photos to see the full images.

 

 

To learn more about Nisei Week: www.niseiweek.org

Photos by: Daryl Kobayashi, Richard Murakami, Richard Watanabe, and Russell Kitagawa

Hitoshi Sameshima throws out opening pitch at Dodger’s JA Community Night

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The opening pitch being thrown during the July 12th game against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium.Photo by Jon SooHoo/©Los Angeles Dodgers,LLC 2013.
The opening pitch being thrown during the July 12th game against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium.
Photo by Jon SooHoo/©Los Angeles Dodgers,LLC 2013.

 

In case you didn’t catch it, the Museum’s very own volunteer Hitoshi Sameshima threw the opening pitch for the Dodgers vs. Colorado Rockies home game on July 12th! He threw a great pitch alongside two other World War II veterans, James Ogawa and Don Seki during “Japanese American Community Night” at Dodger Stadium.

Sameshima is a familiar face at the Museum as a devoted docent, even giving a tour the day of the game. He was a student at the University of Southern California when the war broke out, and was eventually drafted into the Army while his family was interned at Gila River in Arizona. He served in the Military Intelligence Service as an interrogator and interpreter from 1944 to 1946.

Check out the footage here!