Description
Chica Sugino was an Issei research analyst for Alexander Leighton, head of the War Relocation Authority's (WRA) Sociological
Research Bureau at Poston Relocation Center. Her research contributed to Leighton's book, The Governing of Men, one of the
first monographs published on the Japanese American wartime experience. The collection contains photographs, correspondence,
research notes, manuscript drafts, newspapers, audio recordings, and WRA publications spanning from the 1910s to the 1980s.
Background
Chica Sugino was an Issei research analyst for Alexander Leighton, head of the WRA's Sociological Research Bureau at Poston.
Her research contributed to Leighton's book, The Governing of Men, one of the first monographs published on the Japanese American
wartime experience.
Restrictions
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in this collection must be submitted to the Collections
Management and Access Unit at the Japanese American National Museum (collections@janm.org).
Availability
By appointment only. Please contact the Collections Management and Access Unit (collections@janm.org). Advanced notice is
required.