Hiroshi Hiro Mayeda photograph collection
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- circa 1937-1996
Biographical / Historical
Hiroshi “Hiro” Mayeda was born on June 12, 1925 in Compton, California to Sho and Yaye Mayeda. During World War II, the Mayeda family was sent to Santa Anita Assembly Center and then they were permanently interned in Jerome Relocation Center in Arkansas. Hiro finished his high school education in Jerome and then accompanied his mother and siblings to Granada Relocation Center (also known as Amache).
In 1944, Hiro enlisted in the U.S. Army and was involved in the occupation of Japan after World War II concluded. After he was honorably discharged, Hiro enrolled in the undergraduate program at the University of Utah and obtained a degree in 1949. Upon graduating, Hiro decided to resettle in Chicago, Illinois where there were ample opportunities for employment. In 1950, he married his wife Chiyeko “Sue” (1926-2011) and they went on to have three children – Linda (1952-2002), Gene (1954-) and Kathy (1956-).
Hiro was an active member and leader of many organizations including the Chicago Nisei Post No. 1183, Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), the Japanese Mutual Aid Society of Chicago (JMAS) and the Chicago Japanese American Historical Society (CJAHS). He was also involved in the Japanese American Service Committee (JASC).
Source: Mayeda, Hiroshi
Extent
1 boxes
Language of Materials
English
General
Stacks 2, 11A
- Title
- Hiroshi Hiro Mayeda photograph collection
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the JASC Legacy Center Repository