Japanese Hawaiian newspaper collection, 1892-1941

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Abstract:: Japanese language newspapers published in Hawaii. Digital copies are available at https://hojishinbun.hoover.org/.
Extent:: 4 manuscript boxes, 13 oversize boxes (15 Linear Feet)
Language:: In Japanese, English, and Illocano
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Japanese Hawaiian Newspaper Collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Scope and content:: The Japanese Hawaiian newspaper collection consists of Japanese language newspapers published in Hawaii. It is part of the Hoji Shinbun Digital Collection, which is currently the world's largest online archive of open-access, full-image Japanese American and other overseas Japanese newspapers. Most publications present a mix of content in Japanese and English, with formats and the proportionality of Japanese/English often changing as a reflection of shifting business and social circumstances. The collection focuses on Japan's modern diaspora, with particular attention to both Japanese Americans and other overseas Japanese communities, especially during the rise and fall of the Empire of Japan.
Acquisition information:: Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2018.
Physical location:: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:: The collection may not be used without permission of the Archivist; there is digitzed content available.
Terms of access:: For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Japanese Hawaiian Newspaper Collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Location of this collection:: Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US