Goichiro Inouye papers, 1899-1940

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Summary

Creators:
Inouye, Goichirō
Abstract:
Correspondence, personal documents, and photographs, relating to Japanese immigration to the United States.
Extent:
2 ms. boxes, 1 oversize folder (1.0 linear_foot)
Language:
Japanese
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Goichiro Inouye Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Background

Scope and content:

The Goichiro Inouye papers include correspondence, personal documents, financial documents, and photographs related to Japanese immigration to the United States.

Goichirō (Charlie) Inouye was a Japanese migrant worker from Fukuoka, Japan. He initially worked at the Mana sugar plantation camp in Kuai, Hawaii (circa 1899-1906). He later migrated to Sonoma and leased a vineyard (circa 1908-1914), then moved to Los Angeles to be a gardener (circa 1918-1921) before returning to Japan. He returned to the United States in 1937 and lived in California (circa 1940). There is no record of Inouye having been removed to an internment camp.

The papers demonstrate the complexity of Japanese migration to the United States in the 20th century. The collection includes Inouye's immigration records; a passport issued by the Empire of Japan for his son in 1913; a sugar plantation contract and other supporting documents in Hawaii; a vineyard lease contract in Sonoma, CA; remittance and the receipts for the Nihonjinkai (the Japanese Association) fee and donations to the Japanese military and temples in Fukuoka and Hilo, Hawaii; and bank ledgers.

Biographical / historical:

Japanese immigrant worker in the United States.

Acquisition information:
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2018.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Goichiro Inouye Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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