Brad Shirakawa Collection of the Fresno Area Japanese American Community

Dublin Core

Title

Brad Shirakawa Collection of the Fresno Area Japanese American Community

Subject

Fresno (Calif.)
Fresno County (Calif.)
Chinatown (Fresno, Calif.)
Japanese American--California
World War Two

Description

Photographer Brad Shirakawa takes a look back at Fresno's Japanese Community. To see more of Brad's work visit www.shiragraphy.com

Creator

Brad Shirakawa

Source

Brad Shirakawa Collection

Publisher

San Joaquin Valley Library System

Contributor

Fresno County Public Library

Rights

Images are being made available for educational and research purposes only, under the “fair use” clause of the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 § 107 U.S.C.) Further questions regarding the image or its use may be directed to the Fresno County Public Library, Heritage Center, 2420 Mariposa Street, Fresno, CA 93721; Ph: 559-600-6230. HeritageCenter@fresnolibrary.org
Original photos shot by Brad Shirakawa are under copyright. See image metadata for individual copyright information.

Language

en

Type

images

Collection Items

1940 Japanese school graduation, Biola, Calif.
1940 Japanese school graduation, Biola, Calif.

1939 Japanese school graduation, Biola, Calif.
1939 Japanese school graduation, Biola, Calif.

1936 Japanese school graduation, Biola, Calif.
1936 Japanese School, Biola, Calif.

1938 Japanese School Graduates, Biola, Calif.
1938 Japanese School Graduates, Biola, Calif. with names of students.

1932 Japanese School Graduates, Biola, CA
1932 Japanese School Graduates, Biola, CA, with names of students.

Go For Broke- the All Japanese American 442nd Combat Team in France
A condensed story of the Japanese American 442nd Combat Unit that served during World War Two.

Japanese Americans of Fresno County -Tuberculosis-1908
The story of Yoneko Okusa and the greater Japanese community and tuberculosis in Fresno in 1908.

Japanese Americans of Fresno County- Biola, California- Growing Up in a Farmtown, USA
Helen Kaneichi Shirakawa recalls her life growing up on a forty acre farm on Monroe Avenue in Biola, California.

The Japanese Americans of Fresno County: Recollections of the War by Helen  Kaneichi Shirakawa
Helen Kaneichi Shirakawa's recollections of life during World War Two, 1942-1946, including life in Fresno Assembly Center and Rohwer camp.
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