Papers, ca. 1919-1947.

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Papers, ca. 1919-1947.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41539351

Collection consists primarily of correspondence related to the life of Yoshio Nishimura. The correspondence includes letters from Sen Katayama (ca. 1928-ca. 1931), known labor leader and founding member of the Communist Party in the US. Also includes 1 diary notebook (Nov. 1941-Apr. 1942), personal correspondence, clippings of articles written by Nishimura, and some material related to the Japanese Socialist movement in the US (ca. 1919-45).

1 box (0.5 linear ft.)

jpn,

eng,

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 7438354

University of California, Los Angeles

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Nishimura, Yoshio.

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Nishimura was born ca. 1875; a native of Nara Prefecture and raised in Hokkaidō, he arrived in the US ca. 1906; was a laborer, socialist and newspaperman; editor for Kyōyū (the Kyoyu times) and Rōdō no Chikara (The Workers' power), both printed for Japanese laborers in the US; reporter for the Ōfu Nippō (Sacramento daily news) (1939-41); his pen name was Kantaishi. From the description of Papers, ca. 1919-1947. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 41539...

Japanese American Research Project (University of California, Los Angeles)

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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: 1. to conduct a sociological survey based on a national sampling of the Issei and Nisei populations; 2. to publish a definitive history of the Japanese Americans; 3. and to collect documents, including oral history and memorabilia. UCLA agreed to co-sponsor the proj...

Katayama, Sen, 1859-1933

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