Yuji Ichioka Papers ca. 1880-2002

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Yuji Ichioka Papers ca. 1880-2002

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Yuji Ichioka (1936-2002) was an American-born Japanese (Nisei) historian who pioneered in studies of Japanese American experiences. Coining the term "Asian American," Ichioka was also instrumental in developing an academic field of Asian American Studies since the late 1960s. The 2009 addition to the original Ichioka papers (processed in 2005) consists of personal documents, materials relating to the establishment and initial operation of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center, Ichioka's involvement in the early phase of an ethnic studies program at UC Berkeley and community activism in northern and southern California, correspondence, conference planning and participations, publication drafts, research materials, teaching materials, and subject files.

162 boxes (681 linear ft.); 2 oversize boxes.

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University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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Ichioka, Yuji

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Yuji Ichioka was born in San Francisco, Calif. in 1936, as a son of Japanese immigrants. The family was interned at the Topaz internment camp in Utah during the Pacific War, after which they returned to the San Francisco Bay Area to start a new life in Berkeley. After Ichioka's high school graduation in 1954, he served in the United States Army in Germany. Following his discharge, he attended UCLA and graduated in 1962. Intending to pursue Chinese history with a fellowship, Ichioka moved to New ...