Japanese American History Exhibit at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, exhibited 1981

Summary Information

Title: Japanese American History Exhibit at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Inclusive Dates: exhibited 1981

Creator:
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison. Asian American Student Union
Call Number: PH 5055

Quantity: 0.6 cubic feet of exhibit panels (1 flat box), 0.1 cubic feet of photographs (1 folder), and 0.1 cubic feet of negatives (1 folder)

Repository:
Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Abstract:
Panels from an exhibit created by the Asian American Student Union at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, documenting Japanese American history. Images include: working on railroads, in canneries, farms, retail, and trucking; families awaiting relocation to internment camps and at internment camps, during World War II; the 442nd Infantry Regiment; and naturalization of Issei. The exhibit was displayed at Memorial Union, University of Wisconsin-Madison, in conjunction with a symposium and workshops, April 1982. The exhibit copy negatives and prints were made from images loaned to the Asian American Student Union from the National Japanese American Citizens League, San Francisco, California; Chicago Japanese American Citizens League, Illinois; National Archives, Washington, D.C.; and Bancroft Library, University of California-Berkeley. Loose photographs and copy negatives are also included.

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Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ph05055
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