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Japanese American Research Project (Yuji Ichioka) collection of
material about Japanese in the United States
LSC.2010.00
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Description
Collection consists of materials
collected by the Japanese American Research Project (JARP) related to the history of
Japanese and Japanese Americans in the United States. Contains more than 100 groups of
personal papers related to individuals and/or families, and these groups contain
correspondence, diaries, photographs, and a variety of printed materials. Also contains
several thousand returned questionnaires and records related to surveys of the Issei, Nisei,
and Sansei conducted during the 1960s. Also includes over 400 tape recordings and oral
histories, original art work done by internees during WWII, yearbooks, directories,
newspapers, pamphlets, and records related to Japanese consulates on the West Coast. The
collection also contains administrative records of the Japanese American Research
Project.
Background
The Japanese American Research Project (originally named the Issei History Project) was
initiated by Wakamatsu Shigeo, President of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) in
1960. The three major objectives of the project were:
Extent
401 Linear Feet
(760 boxes, 21 cartons, 1 oversize folder)
Restrictions
Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All
other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the
responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not
hold the copyright.
Availability
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in
advance using the request button located on this page.