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Yo wa ikanishite beikoku shōjo to kekkonseshiya

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Description: Letters written by Kaneko Kiichi to Josephine Conger from 1904 to 1905, while the author was a student at Harvard University. Conger and Kaneko were later married and moved to Girard, Kansas, where they co-founded The Socialist Woman (renamed The Progressive Woman) magazine. Kaneko's letters incluide his thoughts on literature, the status of women, American culture, love and marriage. He also responded to many of the clippings of Conger's writing that she had sent him as well as referencing his own publications in the US and Japan. The English originals are transcribed with their Japanese translations on facing pages. The publication was intended to help Japanese students learning English. Although Conger's letters are not included, this collection offers a rare glimpse into the courtship of a mixed race couple during a period when Asian-Anglo marriages were outlawed in many states.
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Publication date: Meiji 42 [1909]
Call number: 654047
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Panoramic photograph of Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin (Koyasan Buddhist Temple) opening in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles

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A panoramic photograph documenting the opening and dedication of the newly-built Koyasan Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, on October 26, 1940. The photograph shows a large number of temple officials, patrons, supporters, and worshippers posing in front of the temple, including dozens of children wearing traditional clothing, and several Japanese American Boy Scouts. The photograph is captioned in Japanese and has a dual photography credit written in English for Toyo Miyatake and Izuo Studio.

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Beikoku tetsudō ryokō annai

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Detailed travel guide for first time Japanese travelers to the United States rail system. Discusses the importance of creating an itinerary, train facilities, how to book tickets, luggage, railway routes and fares. At the time of this publication, the Nippon Yūsen Kabushiki-kaisha (NYK) ran regular shipping routes to San Francisco, Los Angeles and Seattle via Honolulu, and the West Coast is clearly meant as a starting point for travels.

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Everton Judson Conger correspondence

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The correspondence includes 40 letters between Conger and his wife Emma Katherine "Kate" Boren Conger, 1861 to 1867; 12 letters from Seymour Beach Conger to his brothers, 1862 to 1864; and seven miscellaneous letters, 1863 to 1867, and undated. The letters cover a range of subjects, including the effort to recruit Virginia Unionists in the first months of the American Civil War; state and national war and political news; and Conger's military and intelligence service in Virginia and Washington, D.C. Everton Judson Conger also references his post-war employment by the "Impeachment Committee" to gather evidence in Washington, D.C. The Conger brothers write primarily from the following locations in Virginia and West Virginia: Camp Carlisle, Fairfax Court House, Stafford Courthouse, Culpeper, Rappahannock River, and a camp near Middleton. Also included is an 1840 photograph of Conger's mother Esther West Conger, and an untitled poem beginning "The clouds were thick and dark...."

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Everton Judson Conger correspondence

Manuscripts

The correspondence includes 40 letters between Conger and his wife Emma Katherine "Kate" Boren Conger, dating from 1861 to 1867; 12 letters from Seymour Beach Conger to his brothers, dating from 1862 to 1864; and seven miscellaneous letters, dating from 1863 to 1867, and undated. The letters cover a range of subjects, including the effort to recruit Virginia Unionists in the first months of the American Civil War; state and national war and political news; and Conger's military and intelligence service in Virginia and Washington, D.C. Everton Judson Conger also references his post-war employment by the "Impeachment Committee" to gather evidence in Washington, D.C. The Conger brothers write primarily from the following locations in Virginia and West Virginia: Camp Carlisle, Fairfax Court House, Stafford Courthouse, Culpeper, Rappahannock River, and a camp near Middleton. Also included is an 1840 photograph of Conger's mother Esther West Conger, and an untitled poem beginning "The clouds were thick and dark...."

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Beikoku shakai no ankokumen. Daitokai no uraomote

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Analysis of American society in the late 1920s by an anonymous Japanese observer living in the United States. The author comments on a wide range of subjects including housing, food, transport, labor unions, courtship, gender roles, marriage and religion. The author shares candid observations and comparisions between American and Japan.

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Beikokujin wa konnani shinsetsu da!

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American propaganda leaflet directed to the Japanese people during the closing stages of World War II. Printed on 2 sides on orange paper and illustrated with photographic reproductions. The leaflett was produced sometime beween the surrender of Germany in May 1945 and the surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945. The text makes the argument that Japanese citizens will be provided with food, clothing and shelter under American forces and not to believe Japanese government messages to the contrary. This point is illustrated by showing defeated Germans welcoming and being cared for by American troops on one side. The other side of the leaflet explains that Japanese people on Saipan were provided with food and medical care after the arrival of U.S. troops and two illustrations depict Japanese families receiving food and Japanese men in an internment camp eating lunch. The leaflet also states that anyone mistreating surrendered enemies will be severely punished. Tens of thousands of propaganda leaflets like this one were dropped from the air over Japanese cities in an attempt to persuade citizens to surrender.

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Yo wa ikanishite beikoku shōjo to kekkonseshiya

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