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Miyamoto Collection
SPC.2022.045
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Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: Miyamoto Collection
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2022.045
Physical Description:
2 boxes
Physical Description:
1.29 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): October 1992-February 7, 2012
Abstract: This collection includes Poston incarceration camp high school and reunion booklets, Centenary Methodist Church booklets,
Imperial Valley Nikkei booklets, and other booklets related to Japanese American organizations. Also included are two photograph
albums related to the Monterey Park Japanese American Senior Center and the Japanese American Gallery Furusato Celebration
Premiere Opening and Dedication.
Language of Material:
English
, Japanese
.
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives
and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
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Collection processed by Jennifer Hill in May 2023.
The Miyamoto Collection (October 1992-February 7, 2012) contains 1.29 linear feet of Poston reunion booklets, Poston High
School reunion booklets, Centenary Methodist Church booklets, Imperial Valley Nikkei booklets, Japanese American National
Museum annual report and periodical, and other material related to Japanese American organizations and incarceration. Additional
material in the collection includes two photograph albums. The first contains images from the Japanese American Gallery, Furusato
Celebration, Premiere Opening and Dedication Ceremony at the Imperial Valley Pioneer's Museum, and events from the Monterey
Park Japanese American Senior Citizens.
This collection is arranged by year with the photo albums at the end of the collection.
Sam Shigeru Miyamoto was born in Imperial Valley in California. During World War II, his family was incarcerated at the Poston
incarceration camp before becoming a hostage on the Gripsholm Exchange. Miyamoto served in the Military Intelligence Service
during the Korean War and later worked at Mitsubishi International. He died in 2017.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Japanese Americans
Reunions
Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
Japanese Americans -- California -- Los Angeles -- Religious life and customs
Poston Incarceration Camp