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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Yoshio Nishimura papers
Creator:
Nishimura, Yoshio
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2010.36
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): ca. 1919-1947
Abstract: Yoshio Nishimura was born ca. 1875 in Nara Prefecture, Japan, and raised in Hokkaid. He arrived in the United States ca. 1906.
He was a laborer, socialist, and newspaperman; editor for
Kyy (the
Kyoyu Times) and
Rd no Chikara (
The Workers' Power), both printed for Japanese laborers in the United States. He was also a reporter for the
fu Nipp (
Sacramento Daily News) (1939-41); his pen name was Kantaishi. The collection consists primarily of correspondence related to the life of Yoshio
Nishimura. Some of the materials in this collection are in Japanese.
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Language of Material:
English
, Japanese
.
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[Identification of item], Yoshio Nishimura Papers, Japanese American Research Project Collection (Collection 2010). UCLA Library
Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9942335003606533
Nishimura was born ca. 1875; a native of Nara Prefecture and raised in Hokkaid, he arrived in the United States ca. 1906;
was a laborer, socialist and newspaperman; editor for
Kyy (the
Kyoyu Times) and
Rd no Chikara (
The Workers' Power), both printed for Japanese laborers in the United States; reporter for the
fu Nipp (
Sacramento Daily News) (1939-41); his pen name was Kantaishi.
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 United States.
Also includes 1 diary notebook (November 1941-April 1942), personal correspondence, clippings of articles written by Nishimura,
and some material related to the Japanese Socialist movement in the United States (ca. 1919-45).
Materials in this collection are in Japanese and English.
Japanese American Research Project Collection of Material about Japanese in the United States (Collection 2010) . Available at UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Letters.
Correspondence.
Japanese Americans -- United States -- Archival resources.
Journalists -- United States -- Archival resources.
Japanese American Research Project (University of California, Los Angeles)
Katayama, Sen
Nishimura, Yoshio -- Archives