I Will Live Strong: New York Japanese American Experiences During World War II
JAPAN-U.S. CENTENNIAL
Prince Akihito visits New York City
The Japanese Association of New York hosted a welcome party for Kichisaburo Nomura at The Nippon Club
Sutematsu Oyama, the First Japanese Woman to Study Abroad
Commemorative photo of five girls taken with Mrs. De Long (wife of Minister De Long) in 1871 shortly before the departure to the U.S.
The First Girls to Study Abroad from Japan
1939 New York World's Fair, Japan Pavilion
Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Yasuo Kuniyoshi was born in Okayama, Japan and immigrated to New York in 1910 to study art at the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League.
A decade later, he rose to prominence as an American artist who incorporated Japanese design into American folk art images, and served as a vital link between the contemporary art worlds of New York and Japan.
When suddenly designated an “enemy alien” at the start of World War II, Kuniyoshi threw his energy into creating anti-Japanese war posters for the Office of War Information.
During his lifetime, his art was included in prestigious exhibits at MoMA and the Whitney Museum of American Art, and many museums around the U.S. have held exhibitions of his paintings after his death.
Sabro Emy
Dr. Sabro Emy came to the U.S. in 1906 and earned his medical degree from Bellevue Hospital Meidcal College in 1922. He interned and worked at Bellevue and helped develop the application of spinal anesthesia. He was a WWI veteran and was incarcerated on Ellis Island during WWII.
Kazue Togasaki
