Scope and Contents This is collection of Kingo Melvin Fujii's (1928 - 2012) papers, books that he illustrated, scrapbook (Copy) and original art work in both 3-D and 2-D. Kingo attended the Honolulu Academy of Arts School, The Chicago Art Institute, The University of Hawaii and Instituto Allende, Mexico. Kingo was also a World War II Army veteran.;He worked in a variety of media such as sol, watercolor, lithography, Jewelry and sculpture. As a fine artist he addresses himself through surrealism,...

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Collection contains Kiyoto Nishimoto’s birth certificate (1925), War Relocation Authority assignment slips (1945), documents related to his service in the United States Army (1950-1953) and a Veterans Administration document (1952).

Scope and Contents The Konman-Matsukawa family papers include a family history, letters, diaries, yearbooks, receipts, licenses, identification cards, certificates, diplomas, passports, report cards, Bibles, books, photographs (black and white and color), photographic negatives, legal documents (marriage, birth, and death certificates; military discharge papers; and a divorce filing), newspaper clippings, a U.S. Army uniform from World War II, and objects (pins, medals, a name plate, coins, eyeglasses, a lock...

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This collection consists of two wooden trays with fabric covers that were made by Kumazo and Yaeko Ambo during their incarceration at Heart Mountain. The wooden trays were carved to mimic the Kamakura-bori style.

Scope and Contents In this oral history interview conducted on November 15, 2004, Lillian Chieko Kimura, the first female president of the JASC, talks about her childhood in a “restricted” California town; life in Manzanar Relocation Center (California) from 1942 to 1945; and her growing involvement in the Chicago Resettlers Committee (CRC)/JASC, the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) after she and her family moved to Chicago in August 1945. She touches...

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Collection contains two color photographs from the 1979 Fuji Festival and seventeen color photographs of the Keiro Nursing Home Groundbreaking Ceremony (1990).

Scope and Contents The collection contains clippings, correspondence, photographs, awards, and related materials on the personal and professional lives of Tom and Lily Teraji. Some files on Lily’s brothers, Sam and Yoji Ozaki, are also included. Themes of interest include Tom Teraji’s athletic activities, involvement with the Boy Scouts, career with the Chicago Public School system, and various accolades, including Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays. Lily Teraji’s subseries also includes information...

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Collection contains items made in camp such as a deer pin and a painted bird ornament constructed from shells (ca. 1942-1945). Also included is a wooden replica of a relocation camp barrack and a NCJAR pin.

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Collection contains Japanese-English dictionaries that were used when Shunichi Nakagawa served in the Military Intelligence Service (ca. 1944). Also included is a book entitled “We the People: A Story of Internment in America” (1987).

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Collection contains programs from the Chicago Geino Doko Club amateur talent performances (1977-1980).