University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
0938
Fujii, Henry, 1886-1976
Henry Fujii oral history interview and
related material
1965-1971
1 sound cassette (60 min.) and 1
vertical file
Collection materials are
inEnglish
Japanese.
Tape-recorded
interview of a Japanese American who traces the history of anti-Japanese
sentiments and family papers
Mr. Fujii was born on August 17, 1886 in Kureashi, Japan as the
youngest of four brothers and two sisters. His father was a farmer and Fujii
attended an agricultural high school in a nearby village. He immigrated to the
U.S. in 1906 and eventually worked for the railroad in Nampa, Idaho.
Organized into 2 accessions.
- Accession No. 0938-001, Henry Fujii oral history interview,
1971
- Accession No. 0938-002, Henry Fujii papers, approximately
1965-1970
Tape-recorded interview conducted by Dolores Goto on April 3,
1971.
Fujii traces the history of anti-Japanese sentiments in Idaho back to
1892 when 1,000 Japanese immigrants went to work for the railroad and an
Oriental Protection Association was started to counter the movement of local
citizens. In 1892, the Japanese government sent a counselor to investigate the
problem. In 1915 an anti-Japanese land law was first introduced in the Idaho
legislature. While the bill failed every year, no one worked to help the
Japanese. Mr. Fujii was the head of a group working against the Land Law. Due
to the efforts of churches and the sugar companies, most Japanese were able to
lease land by 1923. Mr. Fujii described the resurgence of anti-Japanese
sentiments after Pearl Harbor. He married in 1911 and later gave up a
partnership in a business in Emmett so his children could attend school in
Nampa, Idaho. Mr. Fujii had good recommendations so he was not picked up by the
FBI during wartime. After retiring from farming in 1965 he took up rock
collecting as a hobby.
Includes family papers and a newspaper article on the history of the
Fujii family.
No user access copy is currently available for the oral history
interview. Users may obtain a reproduction of the interview for a fee by
contacting Special Collections. No restrictions on access for vertical file
material.
Request at UW
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries.
Donated by Henry Fujii, 3/4/1971, and Delores Goto.
Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Fujii, Henry, 1886-1976--Archives
Fujii, Henry, 1886-1976--Interviews
Japanese Americans--Idaho--Nampa
Japanese Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--Idaho--Nampa
Japanese Americans--Civil rights--Idaho--Nampa
Japanese Americans
Oral Histories
Sound Recordings
Accession No. 0938-001: Henry Fujii oral history interview, 1971
1 sound cassette (60 min.)
Scope and Content:
Tape-recorded interview conducted by Dolores Goto, April 3, 1971.
Mr. Fujii was born on August 17, 1886 in Kureashi, Japan. His father was a
farmer and he was the youngest of four brothers and two sisters. He attended an
agricultural high school in a nearby village. He immigrated to the US in 1906,
and eventually worked for the railroad in Nampa, Idaho. He traces the history
of anti-Japanese sentiments in Idaho back to 1892 when 1,000 Japanese
immigrants went to work for the railroad and an Oriental Protection Association
was started to counter the movement of local citizines. In 1892 the Japanese
government sent a counselor to investigate the problem. In 1915 an
anti-Japanese land law was first introduced in the Idaho legislature. While the
bill failed every year, no one worked to help the Japanese. Mr. Fujii was the
head of a group working against the Land Law. Due to the efforts of churches
and the sugar companies, most Japanese were able to lease land by 1923. Mr.
Fujii described the resurgence of anti-Japanese sentiments after Pearl Harbor.
He married in 1911 and later gave up a partnership in a business in Emmett so
his children could attend school in Nampa, Idaho. Mr. Fujii had good
recommendations so he was not picked up by the FBI during wartime. After
retiring from farming in 1965 he took up rock collecting as a hobby.
Restrictions on Access:
No user access copy is currently available for sound cassette.
Users may obtain a reproduction of the media for a fee by contacting Special
Collections.
Restrictions on Use:
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info:
Donor: Henry Fujii: Nampa, Idaho
Henry Fujii oral history interview
Accession No. 0938-002: Henry Fujii papers, approximately 1965-1970
1 vertical file
Scope and Content:
Papers relating to the Fujii family, including a newspaper article
on the history of the family.
Material Described Separately:
Separated Material:
Dee Goto Oral
History Project (Mss 2647)
Restrictions on Access:
No restrictions on access.
Restrictions on Use:
Copyrights retained by creator but the University of Washington
Libraries Special Collections can grant use permissions.
Acquisition Info:
These materials appear to have been collected as part of an oral
history project conducted by Dolores "Dee" Goto in the early 1970s.
Henry Fujii papers