Issei: A Quality for Survival

Issei: A Quality for Survival

Produced in 1975 as part of the Issei Gerontology Project, this film traces the journey of first generation Japanese immigrants from the West Coast to the incarceration camps to eventual resettlement in Chicago. Compiled from interviews with eleven different people, it contains rare footage of Issei speaking about their life experiences. Topics include arrival in the United States, work and marriage, experiences after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, experiences of incarceration, the impact of military service, arrival in Chicago, and the challenges of growing old.

1975

video

Katsuno, Chie

Maeda, Shitsuke

Hayano, Mieki

Sakamoto, Sanjiro

Shimizu, Tase

Hama, Hideo

Monma, Fumiyo

Mukai, Chiyoko

Orita, Natsu

Sato, Kiku

Kono, Rev. Gyodo

Issei

Immigration

Incarceration

Resettlement

Picture Brides

Loyalty Questionnaire

Racism