Japanese American Newspaper Collection, January 1, 1927 - June 12, 2014, bulk 1940-1967

Printable guide [HTML]

Summary

Creators:
Rafu Shimpo, Japanese American Citizens' League, Maui Shinbun, Kashu Mainichi, and Shin Nichibei
Abstract:
This collection includes newspapers and magazines from the Nichibei Manichi, Shin Nichibei New Japanese American News, Maui Shinbun, Rafu Shimpo, and Pacific Citizen published by the Japanese American community pre and post World War II.
Extent:
80 boxes and 92 Linear Feet
Language:
English .

Background

Scope and content:

The Japanese American Newspaper Collection (January 1, 1927 - June 12, 2014) consists of 92 linear feet of newspapers and magazines from Nichibei Mainichi, Shin Nichei Bei New Japanese American News, Maui Shinbun, Rafu Shimpo, Nichi Bei Times: Japanese American Daily (San Francisco), Hawaii Hochi, Hokubei Mainichi: North American Daily, and Pacific Citizen. The newspapers focus on the perspectives of the Japanese American community, including Nisei organizations, community politics, world news, community events, as well as other topics. Many newspapers originally began publication in Japanese but added an English section in the 1920s and 1930s.

Biographical / historical:

This collection features newspapers published by the Japanese American community pre and post World War II. Some of the publications in this collection include:

Kashu Mainichi
Kashu Mainichi began publication in 1931 as a daily newspaper by Sei Fujii. The publication temporarily stopped publishing in March 1942 due to Executive Order 9066 and the incarceration of Japanese Americans. The newspaper began publishing again on August 11, 1947, and ran until 1991 under the leadership of Sei Fujii's son-in-law, Hiro Hishiki.
Maui Shinbun
The Maui Shinbun was founded as a semiweekly newspaper in Wailuku, Maui in 1906 by Kinjiro Yokogawa. An English section was added to the paper in 1928. In 1941 the newspaper was no longer in publication.
Pacific Citizen, the National Newspaper of the JACL
Pacific Citizen, the National Newspaper of JACL, (Japanese American Citizens League) is a semi-monthly national newspaper that has been in publication since September 1929. The newspaper was originally called the Nikkei Shimin. It was first published in San Francisco and then moved to Salt Lake City during World War II. It now operates out of Little Tokyo in Los Angeles.
Rafu Shimpo
Rafu Shimpo is a Japanese American newspaper published in Little Tokyo in Downtown Los Angeles. The newspaper was founded in 1903 by Masaharu Yamaguchi, Rippo Iijima, and Selijro Shibuya as a paper that reports in Japanese and English. The topics of the paper include world events, local news of Los Angeles, entertainment, sports, and obituaries. Rafu Shimpo is the longest-running Japanese American news publication in the United States.
Processing information:

This collection was processed in April-June 2022 by Anthony Rojo and Jennifer Hill. It contains fragile newspapers. Some issue numbers were not included in the finding aid. For additional information on missing issue numbers, contact the Gerth Archives and Special Collections.

Arrangement:

This collection contains nine series: Kashu Manchi: California Daily News; The Maui Shinbun, New Japanese American News Shin Nichibei: An Independent Newspaper, Pacific Citizen: National Publication of the Japanese American Citizens League; The Rafu Shimpo: Los Angeles Japanese Daily News; Hawaii Hochi; Hokubei Mainichi: North American Daily; Nichi Bei Times: Japanese American Daily (San Francisco); and Other Newspapers.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Location of this collection:
University Library, 5th Flr (5039)
1000 E. Victoria Street
Carson, CA 90747, US
Contact:
(310) 243-3895
archives@csudh.edu
Website