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Fukuhara (Harry K.) papers
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  • Title: Harry K. Fukuhara papers
    Date (inclusive): approximately 1920-1980
    Collection Number: 2020C16
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: In English and Japanese
    Physical Description: 4 manuscript boxes,1 cardfile box (2.33 Linear Feet)
    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.
    Creator: Fukuhara, Harry K., 1920-2015
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    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.

    Use

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

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2021.

    Preferred Citation

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

    Biographical Note

    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.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    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.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Hiroshima-shi (Japan)
    Interviews
    Japan -- History -- Allied occupation, 1945-1952
    Photographs
    Translating and interpreting
    United States. War Department. Military Intelligence Service