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  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Existence and Location of Copies
  • Wada Family Biography
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing Information
  • Related Materials
  • Scope and Contents
  • Conditions Governing Use

  • Contributing Institution: California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
    Title: Wada Family Photographs
    Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2020.016
    Physical Description: 1 box (12 images)
    Physical Description: .25 Linear Feet
    Date (inclusive): circa 1925-1940
    Abstract: The Wada family photographs features two negatives and ten pre-World War II images of mainly the Wada family as well as some images of members from the Ushijima family. Most of the items in this collection have been digitized and are available online.
    Language of Material: English , Japanese .

    Conditions Governing Access

    There are no access restrictions on this collection.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Yoshiko Hayashi (nee Wada) donated this collection to the Gerth Archives and Special Collections while at a "scanning day" event in 2018.

    Existence and Location of Copies

    Most of the items in this collection have been digitized and the digitized materials are available at the CSU Japanese American Digitization Project Site: Wada Family Photographs 

    Wada Family Biography

    Kamekichi Wada was an Issei (first generation Japanese American) born in Yanai, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan in 1874. He immigrated to the United States in 1902 and eventually settled and became a truck farmer in Gardena, California. He later married Tomo Ikunaga (1884-1960) in 1913 and had four children. Kamekichi's son from a previous marriage, Nobukazu or Nobuichi Norman (1906-1997), joined his father and new family and immigrated to the U.S. also from Yanai, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan in 1921. Nobuichi married Tsushie Ushijima (1907-1998) in 1928 and had six children they named Yoshiko (1929-), Kaoru (1930-2002), Satoru Sam (1932-2006), Isao (1934-2008), Atsuko Nancy (1935-2002), and Junko (1936-).
    Tsushie Ushijima's older brother, Akira James (1903-1989), married Kikue Kay Yamasaki (1915-1980) and possibly had four children they named Akimitsu James (1932-), Hiroko Grace (1934-), Eiko Alice (1936-), and Tadako Betty (1937-).

    Preferred Citation

    For information about citing archival material, see the Citations for Archival Material  guide, or consult the appropriate style manual.

    Processing Information

    The Gerth Archives and Special Collections created digitial reproductions (239.5 mb) from the original material for long-term preservation and access. These preservation files were scanned and stored on the Gerth Archives and Special Collections Department Drive. For more information on the best practices and standards for the digitization process, please see: CSU Japanese American Digitization Project Technical Reference Guide. 

    Related Materials

    This collection is part of the California State University Japanese American Digitization Project. Other collections about the history of Japanese Americans are found in the digital repository: CSU Japanese American Digitization Project. 

    Scope and Contents

    The Wada family photographs (circa 1925-1940) features one panorama of a third-grade class from Lawndale School in 1937, as well as two negatives and nine other pre-World War II images of primarily members of the Wada family.

    Conditions Governing Use

    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.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Japanese Americans -- California
    Japanese American Farmers
    Japanese American families
    Panoramas
    Photographs
    Japan
    Gardena (Calif.)
    Lawndale (Calif.)
    United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History
    Hayashi, Yoshiko (1929-)