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 Together we are improving access to cultural heritage organizations’ historical content about Japanese American World War II veteran legacy including oral histories, documents, and photographs.Mission
The central purpose of the JAMHC is to assemble, digitize, and make web-accessible historical documents and oral histories of the Japanese American military experience in World War II.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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Ted Tsukiyama Album Collection
Album depicts Ted Tsukiyama's life from early childhood, adolescence and high school to his military experiences and higher education. Photographs…
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Michael Doi oral history interview, part 2 of 2, November 2, 2009
After the Lost Battalion, Michael Doi went to the French Rivera for his rest period. In After a few days of recuperation, he returned to the…
Michael Doi oral history interview, part 1 of 2, November 2, 2009
Michael Doi was born on May 25, 1920, in Camarillo, CA. Later the family moved to Oxnard, CA, when Michael was five years old. On December 7, Michael…
Jimmy Doi and Michael John Doi oral history interview, part 2 of 2, March 7, 2007
When Jimmy Doi was classified as an enemy alien, he found a job working at a defense plant. Then his status changed to 1A, he was sent to Camp…
Jimmy Doi and Michael John Doi oral history interview, part 1 of 2, March 7, 2007
Michael and Jimmy Doi’s parents are from Yokohama, Japan. After eloping, they went to Oxnard, CA. In Oxnard, Michael and Jimmy's father was a farmer,…
Takashi Kawahara and Sheldon Kawahara oral history interview, part 3 of 3, April 7, 2007
Kawahara discusses getting married, basic training, and his trip overseas. He details about his combat experiences and his post-war life. Kawahara's…