Nisei Veterans Memorial Center Oral History
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Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- Creation: 1990 - 2000
Conditions Governing Access
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
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Biographical / Historical
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.
Extent
164 Files
Language of Materials
English
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.
- Title
- Nisei Veterans Memorial Center Oral History Collection
- Author
- Kelsey Raidt
- Date
- 2024-04-04
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Digital Repository Repository