0:00 - Differences in the experiences of the Nisei in the European Theater versus the Pacific Theater / Military intelligence work prior to WWII and the early stages of the war

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Keywords: doctrines; interrogations; language schools; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei soldiers; obligations; organize; POW

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8:38 - The Nisei contributions to military intelligence to higher command in the Pacific Theater

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Keywords: Bougainville; contributions; interrogations; Military intelligence; Nisei soldiers; POW; Saipan

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13:57 - Measuring the Nisei's contributions to the victory in WWII as a historian / Frank Hachiya and Hood River Incident

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Keywords: American Legion; MacArthur; medals and citations; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei interpreters; Philippines Campaign; POW; reports

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21:16 - What if all the Nisei and Issei were not allowed to serve in WWII / Effects of Japanese Americans serving during WWII to the postwar American society

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); 442nd Regimental Combat Team; Hawaii; Japanese Americans; loyalty; Military Intelligence Service; race discrimination

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24:11 - Clarification on the number of medals earned by the Military Intelligence Service as compared to the Nisei Infantry units

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Keywords: infantry; measurements; medals and citations; Military Intelligence Service

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25:38 - The structure of the Military Intelligence Service organization in the Pacific Theater / Determining actionable intelligence from small parts of information to create a big picture view of the war

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Keywords: Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS); captured documents; intelligence center; interrogations; Nisei; POW; translations

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33:14 - Military Intelligence Service Nisei level of understanding of their contributions to war effort

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Keywords: discharge; institutional knowledge; Nisei; occupation of Japan

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35:33 - Surprising information found during research of the MIS

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Keywords: brothers; family in Japan; Hiroshima; Nisei soldiers; Office of Strategic Services (OSS); Singapore

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38:58 - Background information on Colonel Kai Rasmussen / Role as commandant of the Military Intelligence Service school

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Keywords: Commandant; embassy duty; Japanese language; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei soldiers; San Francisco; Tokyo; West Point

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46:04 - John Aiso / Role as head instructor of the Military Intelligence Service Language School

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Keywords: Americanization; Harvard Law School; high standards; Japanese identity and values; judge; lawyer; Military Intelligence Service Language School; Nisei

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