“Second Thoughts,” Columns by S. I. Hayakawa, in the Chicago Defender, circa 1944-1945

The Chicago Theological Seminary Japanese American resettlement research papers consist of reports and supporting material used to study the Japanese resettlement and assimilation in Chicago, Illinois in the 1940s. Two summary reports are included: “The Study of Japanese in Chicago in Relation to Church Organizations” and “Report on the Inquiry into the Relation of Agencies in the Division on Education and Recreation to Nisei in Chicago.” Both were compiled in 1945. These reports are part of a larger study by the Chicago Theological Seminary of a number of ethnic groups in Chicago during the same period. In addition to the reports, the papers include supporting material, such as research procedures, surveys, clippings, bibliographies, etc. Of note is a series of columns by S.I Hayakawa published in the Chicago Defender, an African-American newspaper, ca. 1944-1945.