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29 Aug 2023

無名戦士たちの墓

Takako Day

シカゴに日本人墓地ができたのは、1935年１月に設立された日本人共済会の努力のたまものである。もともと共済会は、会員百数十名から50セントの会費を集め、会員が病気になったときは医師及び入院の世話、死亡の際の葬儀及び死亡手続きの一切をひきうけることを目的に設立された。と同時に、設立当初から、共同墓地購入と基本金確保を目的に、約1000ドルの寄付を同胞から募集する運動も開始した。

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30 Apr 2023

Part 5: New Japanese Women as Comrades — Fujinkai

Part 4: World War I - Japanese Loyalty to the US

Part 3: For Mothers and Children—Haha No Kai

Part 2: For Women—Nihon Fujinkai

Even though their population was very small, the Japanese in pre-war Chicago were still able to form various groups and organizations beginning just before the Columbian Exposition in 1893. One of the organizations which became a center for the Japanese community in pre-war Chicago,was the Japanese Young Men’s Christian Institute (JYMCI), known as …

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14 Feb 2023

戦前シカゴの日本人

シカゴの女性宣教師と日本人女性たち－その２

Takako Day

その１を読む＞＞

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13 Feb 2023

戦前シカゴの日本人

シカゴの女性宣教師と日本人女性たち－その１

Takako Day

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30 Oct 2022

Illinois Japanese Unknown Heroes

Chapter 2 (Part 6): Japanese Acrobats and Entertainers in Chicago—After World War I

Takako Day

Read Chapter 2 (Part 5) >>

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I am a shin-Issei who has lived in the West and Midwest for nearly thirty years. I spent the first six years in Berkeley California. When I was young, I got excited about visiting New York City. But now, after thirty years in Midwest, my body seems to be allergic to people, cars and noises. I am now enjoying my life in retirement, writing and tending to my garden.