Higher education

The Issei (first-generation Japanese immigrants) put great emphasis on education as a means of succeeding in the U.S. While many Nisei (second-generation Japanese Americans) obtained college degrees, they found professions closed to them. It was not uncommon for educated nisei to be forced to settle for menial jobs in the ethnic community. Frequently, Japanese Americans could find jobs commensurate with their education only by becoming independent professionals such as doctors and dentists providing services to the Japanese community. The World War II incarceration interrupted thousands of students' university educations.

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img Young man on steps (ddr-densho-433-1043)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1043/

img Kimiko Fujii and man (ddr-densho-433-1160)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1160/

img Dori Ashton at UW (ddr-densho-433-1098)

Dori Ashton at the University of Wisconsin. Written on verso: Dori Ashton, 4/49, Univ of Madison.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1098/

doc Graduation reception invitation (ddr-densho-433-1166)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1166/

img Kimiko Fujii in a winter coat (ddr-densho-433-1038)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1038/

img Kimiko Fujii and soldier with statue (ddr-densho-433-1028)

Kimiko Fujii and a soldier pose in front of a statue of Abraham Lincoln at the University of Wisconsin's Bascom Hall.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1028/

img Three smiling women (ddr-densho-433-1079)

Kimiko Fujii is standing on the right.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1079/

img Soldier and woman leaning against rail (ddr-densho-433-1041)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1041/

img University of Wisconsin commencement ceremony (ddr-densho-433-1167)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1167/

img Soldier standing on steps (ddr-densho-433-1039)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1039/

img Kimiko Fujii at Lathrop Hall (ddr-densho-433-1108)

Written on verso: Univ of Wis, 4/49, steps of Lathrop Hall, Women's Gym.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1108/

img Drawing class (ddr-densho-433-1140)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1140/

img Kimiko Fujii stands on a fire escape (ddr-densho-433-1263)

Written on verso: on the fire escape, Feb 3, 1946, Madison, Wisc.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1263/

img Kimiko Fujii on a railing (ddr-densho-433-1063)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1063/

img Kimiko Fujii and friend on a fire escape (ddr-densho-433-1062)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1062/

img Ruby Payne at UW (ddr-densho-433-1100)

Ruby Payne at the University of Wisconsin. Written on verso: Ruby Payne, Madison, Wisconsin, 4/49.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1100/

img Woman leaning on railing (ddr-densho-433-1080)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1080/

img Kimiko Fujii and another woman (ddr-densho-433-1042)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1042/

img Roasting marshmallows (ddr-densho-433-1162)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1162/

img University of Wisconsin Science Hall (ddr-densho-433-1152)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1152/

img Kimiko Fujii and friend look from window (ddr-densho-433-1078)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1078/

img University of Wisconsin building (ddr-densho-433-1191)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1191/

img Soldier leans against a railing (ddr-densho-433-1034)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1034/

doc University of Wisconsin Union card (ddr-densho-433-982)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-982/

img Kimiko Fujii in a canoe (ddr-densho-433-1161)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1161/