The research and development of Winning the Peace included many interviews with MIS veterans. Below you will find clips featuring different aspects of the MIS experience including:
On the Frontlines
What goes through a young soldier’s mind on his way to his first combat assignment?
Speakers: Sats Tanakatsubo, Kane Senda, George Ito
Recruitment and Training
Military Intelligence Service Language School.
Speakers: Sats Tanakatsubo, Mas Taura, George Suyeoka, Kane Senda, Allen Meyer, Ken Murakami
Pearl Harbor
Eyewitness accounts of December 7, 1941.
Speakers: George Suyeoka , Hitoshi Tanigawa, Seichi Shiraiwa
Soldiers of the Occupation
Everyday life with American soldiers in postwar Japan.
Speakers: Mas Taura, George Suyeoka, Allen Meyer, Kingo Fujii, Hitoshi Tanigawa, Ken Murakami, Seichi Shiraiwa
Finding Family and Friends
Reaching out to family and other Japanese citizens brings both surprises and rewards.
Speakers: Mas Taura, Kingo Fujii, Hitoshi Tanigawa, George Suyeoka
American Soldiers, Japanese Ancestry
The difficulties of serving a country that suspects your loyalty.
Speakers: George Ito, Hitoshi Tanigawa, Allen Meyer, Sats Tanakatsubo, Seichi Shiraiwa, Kane Senda
On the Frontlines from Asian Improv aRts Midwest on Vimeo.
Recruitment and Training from Asian Improv aRts Midwest on Vimeo.
Pearl Harbor from Asian Improv aRts Midwest on Vimeo.
Soldiers of the Occupation from Asian Improv aRts Midwest on Vimeo.
Finding Friends and Family from Asian Improv aRts Midwest on Vimeo.
American Soldier, Japanese Ancestry from Asian Improv aRts Midwest on Vimeo.