Ryoichi Fujii Papers, 1919-1999

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Ryoichi Fujii Papers, 1919-1999

Ryoichi Fujii Papers, 1919-1999

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Ryoichi Fujii (1905-1983) was a bilingual journalist, political commentator, and political activist. Between 1936 and 1940, he was a member of the American Communist Party active in Southern California. During the wartime years, Fujii was interned first at Santa Anita and then at Heart Mountain. As an advocate of cooperation with the American government, he was a key figure in the resettlement phase of internment, especially in the Chicago area. In 1945, he founded the Chicago Shimpo. As an editor and writer, he was an outspoken opponent of McCarthyism, white racism, the U.S.-Japan Mutual Security Pact, and the Vietnam War and a supporter of the civil rights movement. Besides his prolific writings as a newpaperman, he was also the author of (c.1968), a history of Japanese-Americans in Chicago. The collection consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence files, no.1-34 (1944-45), precursor to the , office records of the Chicago Shimpo Company (1945-1970), clippings of newspaper articles by Fujii, documents and correspondence relating to Fujii's own postwar deportation proceedings, essays on the wartime internment, U.S.-Japan relations, and other topics, rough drafts of his autobiography, reports written for the WRA (1942-44), WRA publications and reports, and miscellaneous papers and personal memorabilia. Shikago Nikkeijinshi Newsletters Chicago Shimpo

13 boxes (6.5 linear ft.)

eng,

University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.