Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Nisei Veterans Memorial Center Oral History
- Dates:
- 1990-2000
- Extent:
- 164 Files
- Language:
- English .
Background
- Scope and content:
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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.
- Biographical / historical:
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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.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-04-05 15:04:16 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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
- Terms of access:
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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.
- Location of this collection:
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USC Digital Repository3550 Trousdale Pkwy, DML 310Los Angeles, CA 90089-0183, US
- Contact:
- (213) 740-9263