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Kogan Yoshizumi Papers
Collection number: 96.373
Japanese American National MuseumLos Angeles, California
- Processed by:
- Marlon Romero
- Date Completed:
- 2008
- Encoded by:
- Marlon Romero
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Title: Kogan Yoshizumi papers
Dates: 1942-1953
Languages: English
Collection number: 96.373.1
Creator:
Yoshizumi, Kogan
Collection Size:
1 folder
Repository:
Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Los Angeles, California 90012
Abstract: 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.
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[Identification of item], Kogan Yoshizumi papers. 96.373, Japanese American National Museum. Los Angeles, CA.
This finding aid was created as part of a project funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
The project started in 2007. Project Director was Cris Paschild. Project Archivists were Yoko Shimojo and Marlon Romero.
Biography / Administrative History
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.
On December 8, 1941, a day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Yoshizumi was apprehended and detained at Sand Island
US Army Concentration Camp near Honolulu Harbor for about six months. On June 1, 1942, he was transferred from Sand Island
to San Francisco, staying for three days before being transported to the concentration camp at Fort Sam Houston. He was removed
from Fort Sam Houston on June 18, 1942 and sent to Lordsburg Concentration Camp in New Mexico, arriving June 20, 1942. After
one year in Lordsburg, he was sent to the concentration camp in Santa Fe.
On April 10, 1945, Yoshizumi sent a petition to Major Stephen Farrand, Office of the Provost Marshal General, War Department,
Washington D.C requesting parole in the Territory of Hawaii. This petition was then forwarded to the Office of Internal Security
in Honolulu. On May 30, 1945, the Commanding General of the Pacific Ocean Areas approved his parole request and sent a recommendation
to the Mainland authorities. On July 16, 1945, the War Department at Washington D.C made transportation arrangements for
Yoshizumi and on November 1945, after fifty-one months living in concentration camps, Yoshizuma returned to his residential
home in Hawaii. On February 1, 1946, he resumed his work at the Soto Mission of Aiea.
On July 2, 1948 Congress passed the Japanese American Evacuation Claims Act that provided some compensation for financial
and property losses that might have occurred as a consequence of evacuation. However, Yoshizumi's compensation claim was
dismissed on Feb 12, 1953.
Yoshizumi was married to Take Yoshizumi who passed away before him. Yoshizumi died in March 1975. He was survived by his
two adopted daughters.
December 8, 1941 | Detained at Sand Island, Honolulu Territory of Hawaii. |
May 23, 1942 | Removed from Sand Island and sent to the United States mainland. |
June 1, 1942 | Arrived in San Francisco, CA and left for Fort Sam Houston Texas on June 4. |
June 8, 1942 | Arrived in Houston, Texas and left there for New Mexico on June 18. |
June 20, 1942 | Arrived at Lordsburg Concentration Camp, in New Mexico. |
June 14, 1943 | Transferred from Lordsburg to the Concentration Camp in Santa Fe, New Mexico. |
November, 1945 | Returned to his residential home of Hawaii. |
Scope and Content of Collection
The Kogan Yoshizumi Papers consist of his correspondence. Correspondents include government agencies such as Army Service
Forces and the United States Department of Justice. The collection also includes an affidavit, compensation claims, and Power
of Attorney papers.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Yoshizumi, Kogan
Japanese Americans
World War II
Buddhism
Buddhist Priests
Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945.
Sand Island U.S. Army Internment Camp (Hawaii)
Fort Sam Houston (Tex.)
Lordsburg Internment Camp (N.M.)
Santa Fe Internment Camp (N.M.)
Justice Department Camps, Santa Fe
San Francisco (Calif.)
Aiea (Hawaii)
Folder 1
Series 1 Correspondences 1942-1953