ISU History Research Blogs

In these blog posts, individual students of the project develop brief explorations of specific topics, people, events, or documents that offer a glimpse into various aspects of the larger story of Nikkei in southeast Idaho. They also offer insights into the research process of studying local history in a global context.

If you are interested the cultural aspects of Japanese Americans in Idaho, we suggest you read about Japanese Baseball teams, either of our blogs on picture brides, or the story of the Shiozawa Family in Three Brothers.

If you would like to read about citizenship issues, you should read Naturalization Stories which is about early immigration issues or Private Laws which tells the story of an American born woman of Japanese descent trying to regain her citizenship.

If you enjoy the politics of Japanese immigration, you may enjoy Railroads which tells the story of Japanese men building railroads into Idaho, Alien Land Laws which denied immigrants the ability to own land. Inclusion in Idaho which is about Idaho Governor Chase Clark and his racism during WWII, or Japanese Defenders which is about people who supported Japanese people during WWII. You might also be interested in what we learned from looking at Census Data in Idaho.