Prejudice and Patriotism: Americans of Japanese Ancestry in the Military Intelligence Service of WWII (film)
Documentary video that tells the story of Japanese Americans in the Military Intelligence Service during World War II, juxtaposing that story against the backdrop of the Japanese American wartime incarceration, highlighting the difficulties brought on by the loyalty questionnaire and its aftermath. Colin Powell introduces and closes the video, which is narrated by Ken Kashiwahara. The story is told using archival footage and photographs and interviews with many MIS veterans and others. No director is identified. The film was produced and funded by the Military Intelligence Service Association of Northern California and the National Japanese American Historical Society.
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| Release Date | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 42 minutes |
| Producer | Granma's Camera Productions |
| Writer | Chris Kobayashi |
| Narrator | Ken Kashiwahara |
| Starring | Gene Uratsu (interviewee), Mits Usui (interviewee), Ben Takeshita (interviewee), Rusty Kimura (interviewee), Haruko Hurt (interviewee), Jack Herzig (interviewee), Barry Saiki (interviewee), Ben Hazard (interviewee), Marvin Uratsu (interviewee), Aiko Herzig (interviewee), Mary Takai (interviewee), Harry Fukuhara (interviewee), Roy Takai (interviewee), Tom Sakamoto (interviewee), Mac Nagata (interviewee), Aiko Nakahara (interviewee), Hitoshi Sameshima (interviewee), George Fujimori (interviewee), Atsuko Moriuchi (interviewee), Daniel Akaka (interviewee) |
| Music | Alan "Guapo" Lee |
| Cinematography | Calvin "Robbie" Roberts |
| Editing | Augie Cinquegrana |
For More Information
Military Intelligence Service Research Center, http://www.njahs.org/misnorcal/resources/resources_videos.htm# . [Includes clips from Prejudice and Patriotism and from a later documentary on the MIS, Uncommon Courage: Patriotism and Civil Liberties .]