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Konman-Matsukawa Family Papers
1910-1995 (bulk 1940-1955), 5.5 linear feet

These papers contain a family history, letters, diaries, photographs (black & white and color), negatives, yearbooks, receipts, licenses, identification cards, certificates, diplomas, passports, report cards, Bibles, books, legal documents (for birth, marriage, military service, divorce, and death), newspaper clippings, a U.S. Army uniform from World War II, and artifacts. Kazuyo Jane Konman Matsukawa (1914-1996) collected these materials documenting her life and her family members' lives in Washington, California, Arkansas, Chicago, Hawaii and Japan. Highlights of the papers include rare photographs and a diary giving a first-hand account of the family's experiences while being incarcerated at Santa Anita Assembly Center in Los Angeles and at Rohwer Relocation Center near McGehee, Arkansas. Additional highlights include materials documenting the pre-World War II Japanese American communities of Washington and California, a uniform worn by Kazuyo's brother who served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (the segregated Japanese American U.S. Army unit that saw heavy action during World War II), and Rohwer High School yearbooks.
 
Research topics: Japanese Americans in Washington and California, Japanese American evacuation and relocation, Santa Anita Assembly Center (Los Angeles, California), Rohwer Relocation Center (McGehee, Arkansas), Japanese American resettlement, and Japanese Americans in Chicago.
 
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