Harry K. Fukuhara papers, approximately 1920-1980

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Summary

Creators:
Fukuhara, Harry K., 1920-2015
Abstract:
Harry K. Fukuhara was born in Seattle, Washington in 1920. Following WWII, he worked as part of the US Army's occupation and reconstruction of Japan, helping to establish post-war US-Japanese relations. The collection contains photos, documents, and interviews related to Harry K. Fukuhara's life and career. From high school in Hiroshima, as a military intelligence interpreter, and as a military intelligence officer during the occupation period of Japan.
Extent:
4 manuscript boxes,1 card file box, 1 optical disk (2.33 Linear Feet)
Language:
In English and Japanese
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Harry K. Fukuhara papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The Harry K. Fukuhara papers contains photos, documents, and interviews related to Fukuhara's life and career. From high school in Hiroshima, as a military intelligence interpreter, and as a military intelligence officer during the occupation period of Japan.

Biographical / historical:

Harry K. Fukuhara was born in Seattle, Washington in 1920. He attended school in Japan from 1933-1938 after his mother relocated the family following his father's death. He was incarcerated at the Gila River Relocation Center (a US government-run concentration camp for Japanese Americans during WWII) until 1942, when he enlisted in the Army and served with the 33rd Infantry Division. Towards the end of the war, he was part of the military force preparing to invade Kyusha, Japan. After Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's surrender, Fukuhara returned to Japan to look for his mother and three brothers. He eventually found them all suffering from radiation poisoning as a result of the bombing of Hiroshima; all survived except for one brother. Following WWII, he worked as part of the US Army's occupation and reconstruction of Japan, helping to establish post-war US-Japanese relations.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2021.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Harry K. Fukuhara papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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