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Fukuwa (Hiroshi) Manzanar Diary
SPC.2019.034
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Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: Hiroshi Fukuwa Manzanar Diary
Creator:
Fukuwa, Hiroshi, 1914-2013
source:
Fukuwa, Dianne Michiko
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2019.034
Physical Description:
36.3 Megabytes
(8 PDF files)
Date (inclusive): 1942-1945
Abstract: This collection consists of a diary written by Hiroshi Fukuwa, Kibei Nisei of Los Angeles, California, along with newsletters,
clippings, and handwritten notes created/collected in the incarceration camps during World War II. The diary details his incarceration
experiences in the Manzanar camp in California, the Gila River camp in Arizona, and the Tule Lake camp in California. All
materials in this collection are born-analog objects (digital reproductions).
Material Specific Details: English translation, summary, and synopsis for Japanese materials are available at the CSU Japanese American Digitization
Project site:
Hiroshi Fukuwa Manzanar Diary Digital Collection
Language of Material: The collection is predominantly in Japanese.
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
In 2017, Dianne Fukuwa loaned this collection to the Gerth Archives and Special Collection to be digitized. The digital reproductions
created in the digitization process were then donated to the Gerth Archives for the CSU Japanese American Project.
Availability of Digital Reproductions
The entire collection has been digitized and digital reproduction access derivatives (access files) are available at the CSU
Japanese American Project site:
Hiroshi Fukuwa Manzanar Diary Digital Collection
Hiroshi Ted Fukuwa (1914 March 6-2013 August 11) is Kibei Nisei, who was born in the United States, educated in Japan, and
returned to Los Angeles, California prior to World War II. His family members, including his sister and mother, remained in
Japan while he and his two brothers resided in the United States. One of his brothers joined in the U.S. military and the
other operated stores with him in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles.
He was one of the first group of incarcerees who voluntarily moved to the Manzanar incarceration camp in California during
the war. The members of the group mainly consisted of single male Japanese and Japanese Americans, mostly Issei and Kibei
Nisei men. He moved into the Manzanar camp on March 23, 1942 and was transferred to the Gila River incarceration camp in Arizona
to join his brother's family in April 1943. Answering "no" to questions 27 and 28 of the "loyalty questionnaire," he was segregated
into the Tule Lake camp in California, and was about to return to Japan, renouncing his U.S. citizenship. After the war ended,
however, he did not return to Japan but came back to Los Angeles.
Existence and Location of Originals
Physical materials (physical carriers) remain with the donor.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The access derivatives (access files) are 36.3 MB (8 PDF files) and stored on the Public Use Drive. Access to the files is
available on-site in the Gerth Archives and Special Collections reading room. Please request copies at the Reference Desk.
For information about citing archival material, see the
Citations for Archival Material guide, or consult the appropriate style manual.
The collection was processed and English translation was provided by Yoko Okunishi.
The Gerth Archives and Special Collections created born-analog objects (digital reproductions) from original items for long-term
preservation and electronic access, adhering to best practice and standards to ensure the authenticity, integrity, and security
of material. For more information on digitization process, please see:
CSU Japanese American Digitization Project: technical reference guide .
The entire collection has been digitized. The set of the digital reproduction access derivatives (access files) is 36.3 MB
(8 PDF files) and stored on the Public Use Drive.
The set of digital reproduction preservation files is 8.56 GB (166 TIFF files) and stored on the Gerth Archives and Special
Collections' department drive for preservation purposes. These files are also available for duplication requests by contacting
the department.
The set of digital reproductions access derivatives (access files) created for the digital management system is 36.3 MB (9
PDF files) and stored on the Gerth Archives and Special Collections' department external drive for staff use.
CSU Japanese Digitization Project
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
Hiroshi Fukuwa Manzanar Diary (1942-1945) contains 36.3 MB (8 PDF files) of born-analog objects (digital reproductions) which
were created from the entire collection during digitization process in 2017. It comprises a diary written by Hiroshi Fukuwa,
Kibei Nisei of Los Angeles, California, along with newsletters, clippings, and handwritten notes. His diary details his experiences
during World War II, starting from the day when he left Los Angeles for the Manzanar incarceration camp in California and
including his transfer to the Gila River camp in Arizona and segregation in the Tule Lake camp in California, but he stopped
writing before the war ended. The diary describes trips to the camps, construction of facilities, living conditions, work
and salaries, events, and incidents and accidents, reflecting a Kibei Nisei perspective.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of the Gerth
Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Gerth Archives and 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 -- Evacuation and relocation, 1944-1945 -- Archives
Japanese Americans -- California
Fukuwa, Dianne Michiko
Fukuwa, Hiroshi, 1914-2013 -- Diaries
Fukuwa, Hiroshi, 1914-2013 -- Archives
Manzanar Incarceration Camp
Gila River Incarceration Camp
Tule Lake Segregation Center
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Collection Details
- Conditions Governing Access
- Immediate Source of Acquisition
- Availability of Digital Reproductions
- Biographical / Historical
- Existence and Location of Originals
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
- Preferred Citation
- Processing Information
- Digital Reproductions
- CSU Japanese Digitization Project
- Scope and Contents
- Conditions Governing Use