Kuroishi Family Collection

PARTNER

Densho
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COLLECTION ID

ddr-densho-167

DESCRIPTION

The Kuroishi Family Collection features photographs and documents from the family of Iwao Kuroishi, an Issei who was the proprietor of the Chop Suey House restaurant in Los Angeles, California, prior to World War II. The collection includes photographs from the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas, and documents relating to the family's resettlement to Omaha, Nebraska, after leaving camp.

INCLUSIVE UNIT DATE

c.1930s-1950s

BULK UNIT DATE

1940s

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

44 photographic prints, black and white; 41 documents

CONTRIBUTOR

Densho

CREATORS

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of the Kuroishi Family Collection

RIGHTS

Copyright restricted
Copyright restricted

85 Objects

Military police officers (ddr-densho-167-1)
img Military police officers (ddr-densho-167-1)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-167-1/
Camp administration officer (ddr-densho-167-2)
img Camp administration officer (ddr-densho-167-2)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-167-2/
Road to Rohwer concentration camp (ddr-densho-167-3)
img Road to Rohwer concentration camp (ddr-densho-167-3)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-167-3/
Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas (ddr-densho-167-4)
img Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas (ddr-densho-167-4)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-167-4/
Concentration camp building (ddr-densho-167-5)
img Concentration camp building (ddr-densho-167-5)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-167-5/
Mother and child in camp (ddr-densho-167-6)
img Mother and child in camp (ddr-densho-167-6)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-167-6/
Road to Rohwer concentration camp (ddr-densho-167-7)
img Road to Rohwer concentration camp (ddr-densho-167-7)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-167-7/
Camp barracks (ddr-densho-167-8)
img Camp barracks (ddr-densho-167-8)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-167-8/
Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas (ddr-densho-167-9)
img Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas (ddr-densho-167-9)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-167-9/
Concentration camp building (ddr-densho-167-10)
img Concentration camp building (ddr-densho-167-10)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-167-10/

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