Shirakawa; Stories from a Pacific Northwest Japanese American Community, 2002

The Gene J. Wakabayashi collection primarily consists of journals and scrapbooks that reflect his personal pursuits and his interest in the Japanese American community at large. Clippings include evacuation news, assembly center and internment camp newsletters and news related to the Nisei community. Military scrip and Army photographs are present. The collection also contains bound, incomplete series of “Scene” magazine (1950-1955), Japanese publications, textbooks related to WWII interment and the history of the Japanese American community, booklets, programs, the “Guidebook Chicago” (1949-1950), internment directories, and an incomplete run of Pacific Citizen newspaper (1948-1980). Japanese and English languages present throughout.