This film profiles a few of those who served in the M.I.S. during WWII. A very long Excel spreadsheet resides on an old computer near the window of an upstairs bedroom in suburban Minneapolis. The spreadsheet is a list, a registry of names of thousands of World War II veterans that served in the U.S. Military Intelligence Service, the M.I.S.
Seiki Oshiro, a retired computer programmer, is the keeper of the registry. He also served in the M.I.S. ?Who will remember us after we?re all gone?? he wonders. Will his children, or grandchildren know what they did during the war? Maybe the registry will help. Most of the veterans of World War II have passed on. Many have told their stories, recorded for history. But for those in the M.I.S., made up of Japanese Americans who fought in the Pacific against the Japanese enemy, so many of their stories have been lost, as the unit was sworn to secrecy for decades after the war. Add to that, there was no complete record made by the U.S. Army about who actually served in the unit.
Admission/Cost:
Tuesday, September 25 - 7:00 PM
For more information, please call: (619) 238-7559 or visit: www.gifilmfestivalsd.org
Seiki Oshiro, a retired computer programmer, is the keeper of the registry. He also served in the M.I.S. ?Who will remember us after we?re all gone?? he wonders. Will his children, or grandchildren know what they did during the war? Maybe the registry will help. Most of the veterans of World War II have passed on. Many have told their stories, recorded for history. But for those in the M.I.S., made up of Japanese Americans who fought in the Pacific against the Japanese enemy, so many of their stories have been lost, as the unit was sworn to secrecy for decades after the war. Add to that, there was no complete record made by the U.S. Army about who actually served in the unit.
Admission/Cost:
Tuesday, September 25 - 7:00 PM
For more information, please call: (619) 238-7559 or visit: www.gifilmfestivalsd.org
