About
The Japanese American Military History Collective (JAMHC) is a cooperative partnership of the Japanese American Service Committee, Military Intelligence Service Veterans Club of Hawaii, Nisei Veterans Memorial Center, Go For Broke National Education Center and other partners. Together we are improving access to cultural heritage organizations’ historical content about Japanese American World War II veteran legacy including oral histories, documents, and photographs.Mission
The central purpose of the JAMHC is to assemble, digitize, and make web-accessible historical documents and oral histories of the Japanese American military experience in World War II.
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Waiting for assignment in the Philippines
Photo of eight soldiers in uniform waiting for assignments. Names from left to right, top to bottom: Shigeru Ishikawa, unknown MIS soldier, unknown…
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Aleutian Islands Campaign veteran clippings
A booklet of newsletter articles, letters and photographs, highlighting the Japanese and American soldiers' shared experiences in the Aleutian…
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Takashi Kawahara and Sheldon Kawahara oral history interview, part 3 of 3, April 7, 2007
Kawhara discusses about getting married, basic training, and his trip overseas. He details about his combat experiences and his post-war life.…
Takashi Kawahara oral history interview, part 2 of 3, April 7, 2007
Kawahara discusses his prom experiences, life after high school, and his college studies. He details about Pearl Harbor and its aftermath, including…
Takashi Kawahara oral history interview, part 1 of 3, April 7, 2007
Kawahara discusses his father and home life. He details about his childhood, hobbies, and life during The Great Depression. Kawahara also discusses…
Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura oral history interview, part 5 of 5, July 24, 2004
Hiroshi Hershey Miyamura said during his POW Camp experience, he had a positive outlook and had something to look forward to at home that helped him…
Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura oral history interview, part 4 of 5, July 24, 2004
Hiroshi Hershey Miyamura recalls the battle at the Yellow River with the Chinese soldiers and North Korean soldiers. There were many casualties on…