Photographs – “Dorothy and Donnie at Dowagiac – 1948 Summer”; Chiyeko “Sue” Sasaki [Mayeda]; unidentified children; one negative, circa 1943-1948

The Hiroshi Mayeda Photograph Collection contains photographs of Hiroshi Mayeda and Chiyeko “Sue” Sasaki - Mayeda’s future wife. The couple met during their incarceration at Jerome Relocation Center during World War II and kept in touch while moving to different internment camps and during Mayeda’s military service. Several years after the war had concluded, they resettled in Chicago and were married. Many of the photographs are labeled on the back and the collection contains photographs of several internment camps including Jerome, Rohwer, Manzanar and Gila River. Also included are photos of pen pals, formal photographs of friends, and photos taken in Dowagiac, Michigan and in Chicago, Illinois. Of note are professional quality photographs taken at a Memorial Day event in 1996. Both Hiroshi and Sue Mayeda are featured in these photographs.