SE Idaho Nikkei Project - Google Sites In creating and collecting the resources on this site, our goal is to interpret the development and contributions of Americans of Japanese ancestry in Southeast Idaho and to promote public
SE Idaho Nikkei Project - Resources - Google Sites Project members created and collected a range of resources to promote growing public awareness of the history of Japanese Americans in this region and to present opportunities for further research These include bibliographies of published and archival sources, lesson plans for use in teaching at
SE Idaho Nikkei Project - Historical Narratives - Google Sites While collecting and processing research sources on this topic, our project also set out to write a narrative analysis of the extended history of the Nikkei community of southeastern Idaho The
SE Idaho Nikkei Project - JACL Collection - Google Sites A catalyst for this project was the donation in 2019 of a set of materials documenting the activities of the Pocatello-Blackfoot Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Project members worked with the director of the ISU Library Special Collections to inventory and organize the collection and develop a detailed finding aid for future researchers Although this is just one
SE Idaho Nikkei Project - Inclusion in Idaho - Google Sites Masayoshi Fujimoto kept a diary for many of the years of his life growing up and farming in the Rexburg, Idaho, area Fujimoto grew up in a Japanese - speaking family; after his birth in Rexburg,
SE Idaho Nikkei Project - Japanese Defenders - Google Sites The Japanese encountered many hardships in their struggle to live in America since they came here in the late-19th century Although discriminatory barriers preventing citizenship rights, job opportunities, and land owning were frequently a problem, t he Japanese had some people that supported them Their supporters included politicians and Idaho residents This essay will show examples of
SE Idaho Nikkei Project - Picture Brides - Google Sites Miyoshi Yokota, a picture bride, married Kameji Okamura in Tacoma, Washington and moved to Pocatello, Idaho in 1914 Once established there she learned English, American cooking and household
SE Idaho Nikkei Project - Kane Fukura Shiozawa Diary In talking about his mother years later, George Shiozawa remembered that even after giving birth to eight children, his mother was still slender, with beautiful dark eyes, a lovely face, and long black hair styled in a bun at the nape of her neck He recalled that she was energetic, outgoing, and an excellent cook, seamstress, and gardener
SE Idaho Nikkei Project - Lesson Plans - Google Sites Lesson Plans Project members, some of whom are public school teachers, developed a set of lesson plans to incorporate Idaho Nikkei history into projects that meet the requirements of state education standards Those links on various topics for multiple grade levels are below