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  • Hiranuma Family
  • Scope and Contents
  • Preferred Citation
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Existence and Location of Originals
  • Related Materials
  • Processing Information for Digitized Materials
  • Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
  • Existence and Location of Copies

  • Contributing Institution: California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
    Title: Mike Hiranuma Family Photographs
    Creator: Hiranuma, Edna
    Creator: Hiranuma, John
    Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2018.057
    Physical Description: 4.66 Megabytes 24 jpeg files
    Date (inclusive): 1942-1945
    Abstract: This collection contains photographs of the Hiranuma family and others at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Images in the collection include barracks, incarcerees, and life at the camp. All of the items in this collection have been digitized and are available online.
    Language of Material: English .

    Hiranuma Family

    John K. Hiranuma, Michael Hiranuma's father, was born in the late 1800s and moved from Hokkaido or Yezu, Japan to the United States before World War II. Edna Ouchi, Michael's mother, was born in Hawaii around 1916 and moved to California in the 1940s. During World War II, John Hiranuma and Edna Ouchi both moved to the Santa Anita racetrack and then to the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. They arrived at the camp in September 1942. In October 1943, John and Edna got married and had their son, Michael Shigeo Hiranuma, a year later. After leaving the camp on June 15, 1945, the family moved to Buffalo, New York. After leaving New York, the family moved to Los Angeles, California.

    Scope and Contents

    Mike Hiranuma Family Photographs (1942-1945) contains 4.66 mb of digitized photographs donated at a Scanning Day event in 2018. The photographs belonged to John and Edna Hiranuma and are related to the Hiranuma family during their incarceration at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Images include camp barracks and incarcerees.

    Preferred Citation

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

    Conditions Governing Access

    There are no access restrictions on this collection.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Mike Hiranuma donated the digitized photographs during a Scanning Day event in 2018. The original material was returned to the donor.

    Conditions Governing Use

    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.

    Existence and Location of Originals

    This collection contains digital reproductions created from loaned material. The donor retained the original items.

    Related Materials

    This collection is part of the California State University Japanese American Digitization Project. For more information: CSU Japanese American Digitization Project. 

    Processing Information for Digitized Materials

    The Gerth Archives and Special Collections created digital reproductions from the original material for long-term preservation and access. These preservation files (245 mb, 24 tif files) were scanned to and stored on the Gerth Archives and Special Collections Deparment Drive. For more information on the best practices and standards for the digitization process, please see: CSUJAD Techincal Reference Guide. 

    Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

    All of the digitized photographs are available online at Mike Hiranuma Family Photographs  They are also available on the Public Use Drive as JPG files at the Gerth Archives And Special Collections. Please request copies at the reference desk.

    Existence and Location of Copies

    All of the collection has been digitized and is available at the CSU Japanese American Digitization Project site: Mike Hiranuma Family Photographs. 

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Japanese American families
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
    Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
    Heart Mountain Incarceration Camp