Kojiro F. Kawaguchi Papers
Author | : Kojiro F. Kawaguchi |
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Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Japanese Americans |
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General description of the collection: The Kojiro F. Kawaguchi Papers contains his memoir, "The Nisei Story: The Story of Japanese Americans during World War II." In his memoir, Kawaguchi describes his evacuation and relocation to Tanforan Assembly Center in San Bruno, California. He discusses his life there and at the Topaz Relocation Center in Utah during the U.S. government's internment of Japanese and Japanese-Americans. He also briefly describes the contributions of the Nisei during WWII, in U.S. Army combat units and with the Military Intelligence Service, and gives examples of individual heroism.