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The collection consists of five black and white photographs; a Chicago Japanese American Directory, 1973; a Japanese folding fan Commemorating the 25th Anniversary Yamanashi Kyoyukai, June 30, 1971; and button with the message "Pardon me, Iva". The photographs include one of Prince Akihito and several street views of Diamond Trading Co., 5358 Clark Street, Chicago, IL. They are undated, but presumed to be from Prince Akihito's visit to Chicago on September 24, 1953.

Scope and Contents This collection contains a variety of materials that Tohoru Miyashita acquired throughout his lifetime. Miyashita kept brochures, postcards, and matchbooks from his travels. He also collected reports and newsletters from the various Japanese organizations in Chicago, Illinois, which include Heiwa Terrace, the Japanese American Citizens League and the Japanese American Service Committee. Miyashita saved the financial booklet and tanomoshi charts from his time on the board at the Buddhist...

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This collection contains photographs belonging to Toichi Takami and Tama Muraoka Takami, who immigrated to the United States in 1914. Images date from the early 1900s through early 1960s. They measure 5 x 7 inches and smaller. Most are black and white and a few are color photographs. Writing is present on the backs of the images, some in English and some in Japanese.

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The papers include clippings, correspondence, and newsletters from National Council for Japanese American Redress (NCJAR). Of note are the files on various famous court cases regarding the internment and redress, including Hohri v. United States; Korematsu v. United States; Hirabayashi; and Yasui v. United States. Also of interest are several newsletter from the War Relocation Authority (WRA). The original order has been maintained.

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Collection contains documents issued to Tomonao Iino by the United States and Japanese governments.

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This collection consists of a single piece of artwork created by an artist with the last name Yoshimura while incarcerated at Manzanar. Dated April 1945, the piece includes tanka poetry and a painting of a man, woman, and baby on the surface of a hyotan gourd.

Scope and Contents The Yamamoto family papers contain records and photographs related to the lives of Cho and Jinzo "Joe" Yamamoto and their two daughters, Yuki and Fumi. Included in the collection are passports and travel documents related to Cho and Jinzo’s passage from Japan to the United States (1917, 1920), naturalization documents (1956) and Cho’s watercolor drawings (ca. 1963). Also included are Yuki Yamamoto’s poems (1938-1939), telegrams sent to her during World War II (1942-1945), personal journals...

Scope and Contents The collection is a mixture of Iwao, Yoshiye, and Hiroshi Yamane’s materials, mostly from their years in Chicago. Some items from their time in the internment camp, such as a directory, and biographical information from Iwao’s family are also present. The bulk of the materials are related to Iwao’s professional endeavors and personal photos, including many of Japanese families they may have met in incarceration camps or after the family’s move to Chicago. The photograph series has been...

Scope and Contents The Yamasaki Family Papers contain items related to the family’s experience in Poston Relocation Center. These items include religious books from the Poston Christian Church (1921-1941), correspondence related to camp reunions (1987, 1992, 1998) and a booklet with information on Poston. The collection also contains an extensive number of English and Japanese language publications that relate to the Japanese American religious community, special events and news. Of note is a pencil sketch by...