Reverend Kogan Yoshizumi (1894-1975) was the Buddhist priest of the Soto Mission of Aiea in Hawaii on Oahu. Yoshizumi was arrested and detained at Sand Island after the attack on Pearl Harbor and was subsequently transferred to a series of detention centers on the mainland. This collection documents his World War II journey through his collected correspondence.

Reverend Kogan Yoshizumi was born on May 10, 1894. He was admitted to the Territory of Hawaii on October 10, 1927. From 1927, Yoshizumi was the Buddhist priest of the Soto Mission of Aiea on Oahu.

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