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Internment of Japanese Americans During World War II 

Japanese Americans arriving at an assembly center near Stockton, California. Their possessions are piled outside awaiting inspection before being transferred to the barracks (1942). National Archives and Records Administration, 210-G-C404.

Japanese Americans arriving at an assembly center near Stockton, California, 1942. Image: National Archives and Records Administration, 210-G-C404.

 

Japanese Relocation to Chicago in the 1940s 

A big breakfast bright and early is the custom of the Katagiri and Kadoyama families who have relocated from Tule Lake to Arlington Heights, Illinois, where they work on a large chicken farm 15 miles northwest of Chicago. The site of this farm was once the home of the famous Arlington Heights golf course, but now the clubhouse has been converted into housing units, and in the other buildings are 10,000 chickens. The chicken farm produces broilers exclusively. They are sold to the large hotels and restaurants in the Chicago area. Shown from left to right are Mrs. Tei Katagiri at the toaster, David Katagiri, Phyllis Kadoyama, Mrs. Shizuko Kadoyama, and Carolyne Kadoyama. They are from Kent, Washington. Arlington Heights, Illinois.

"A big breakfast bright and early is the custom of the Katagiri and Kadoyama families who have relocated from Tule Lake to Arlington Heights, Illinois, where they work on a large chicken farm 15 miles northwest of Chicago. The site of this farm was once the home of the famous Arlington Heights golf course, but now the clubhouse has been converted into housing units, and in the other buildings are 10,000 chickens. The chicken farm produces broilers exclusively. They are sold to the large hotels and restaurants in the Chicago area. Shown from left to right are Mrs. Tei Katagiri at the toaster, David Katagiri, Phyllis Kadoyama, Mrs. Shizuko Kadoyama, and Carolyne Kadoyama. They are from Kent, Washington." January 6, 1944, Arlington Heights, Illinois. Image: War Relocation Authority photograph courtesy of UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library.

 

Chicago in the 1940s 

  • Chicago in the 1940s – A Film by the Chicago Board of Education: This film discusses Chicago industry and business as well as landmarks, recreation and neighborhoods.  
  • Chicago, 1947:  A short educational film from the series “This Land of Ours” by Carl Dudley, which presents information about Chicago business, industry, railroads and recreation in the 1940s. 
  • Chicago, the Beautiful: One of the films in the Traveltalks series produced and narrated by James A. Fitzpatrick, “The Voice of the Globe.” The film discusses city landmarks, transportation and the lake in the 1940s. 

 

Japanese Voices in Contemporary Culture

  • Toyko Journal: Tokyo Journal is a magazine with a focus on all sectors of life and style, entertainment, events and Japanese culture.
  • Toyko Weekender: Tokyo's longest-running English lifestyle magazine, packed with food, travel, city guides, news, interviews and more.
  • Yo! Magazine: Yo! Magazine provides a platform to present and amplify own voices.
  • Expand your understanding of Japanese American incarceration with the podcast Campu. This podcast tells the story of Japanese American internment like you’ve never heard it before. Follow along as brother-sister duo Noah and Hana Maruyama weave together the voices of survivors to spin narratives out of the seemingly mundane things that gave shape to the incarceration experience.

Tokyo Journal Volume 40, Issue 280    Tokyo Weekender July-August 2020    Campu podcast

 

Places to Visit 

  • Anderson Japanese Gardens:  Anderson Japanese Gardens is an authentic Japanese garden that inspires and energizes the soul. Located at 318 Spring Creek Rd. in Rockford, IL. 
  • Art Institute of Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago has a wide-range collection of Japanese prints, as well as significant works of Buddhist art, painted folding screens, ceramics and kimonos. 
  • Floating World:  One of the world’s leading galleries in fine Japanese art. Located at 1925 N. Halsted St. in Chicago, IL.  
  • Fabyan Villa Museum & Japanese Garden:  The Japanese Garden is a tranquil oasis where history melds with nature and design. Located at 1925 S. Batavia Ave. in Geneva, IL.  
  • Manzanar War Relocation Center: Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of 10 camps where the U.S. government incarcerated Japanese immigrants ineligible for citizenship and Japanese American citizens during World War II. Located at Manzanar Reward Rd. in California.
  • Mitsuwa Marketplace: A supermarket chain offering Japanese groceries, cosmetics, appliances and housewares. Located at 100 E. Algonquin Rd. in Arlington Heights, IL. 

Mitsuwa Marketplace

Toritetsu, a Japanese yakitori chain restaurant. Image:  Kristen Pascual, Mitsuwa Marketplace.

 

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