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 …
Read Part 1 >> Hishikawa Yasu came to Chicago in 1886, guided by Presbyterian Sarah Cummings. After graduating from the English Speaking School for Japanese Young Ladies (later known as Yokohama Kyoritsu Gakuen), which had been opened in Yokohama in 1871 by the Women's United Overseas Mission Board, Yasu received …
As I continue to uncover the Japanese who came to Chicago before the war, what attracts me the most and inspires me is, without a doubt, the spirit and talent of the Meiji women. Their energy brings to light the wonder of life, colored by encounters, and the richness and …
Journal feed
