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Nisei Veterans Memorial Center Oral History Collection
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Contributing Institution:
USC Digital Repository
Title: Nisei Veterans Memorial Center Oral History
Identifier/Call Number: 9002
Identifier/Call Number: /repositories/13/resources/3467
Physical Description:
164 Files
Date (inclusive): 1990-2000
Language of Material:
English.
The collection consists of digital files preserved in the USC Digital Repository. The files are not publicly accessible online.
Researchers wishing to request access should email uscdr@usc.edu
Originally formed in 1981, the Maui Sons and Daughters of the 442nd sought to "perpetuate the memory and accomplishments of
the Japanese Amercian soldiers of World War II." The group of volunteers worked with local historian Dawn Duensing to collect
oral histories of WWII veterans and Japanese Americans who lived on Maui during the war years.
The Maui Sons and Daughters of the 442nd eventually became the Maui Sons and daughters of Nisei Veterans and in 1991 the Nisei
Veterans Memorial Center (NVMC) was incorporated as a nonprofit corporation with the goal of building a lasting tribute to
the Nisei veterans of World War II.
The Maui Sons and Daughters of Nisei Veterans donated two acres of land to the NVMC and a memorial campus was constructed,
not only to "to be the responsible receptacle and caretaker of the history, memorabilia and artifacts of Nisei veterans,"but
also to function as a living memorial," by incorporating a preschool, adult daycare, education center, and peace park. For
more information, visit NVMC.org.
Existence and Location of Originals
This is a digital postcustodial collection for preservation. As a postcustodial collection, Researchers wishing to request
access the collections should contact the Nisei Veterans Memoral Center, 665 Kahului Beach Road, Kahului, Hawaii 96732 at
1 (808) 244-6862 or by email at info.nvmc@gmail.com.
The original collection received in 2016 contained 3 VHS tapes, 44 Micro Audio Cassettes, and 117 Audio Casettes that were
converted to three .mp4 video and 161 .mp3 audio files for access copies in the Digital Repository. Currently there are 164
oral history interviews with 65 veterans and Japanese Americans that lived on Maui during WWII.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from oral histories must be submitted in writing to the USC Digital Repository
at uscdr@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Digital Repository as the owner of the digital items
and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan -- Archival resources
World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Archival resources
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives