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Title |
Case file for Keizaburo Koyama from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Page 3 of 6. |
Catalog Number |
2016.23.11 |
Object Name |
Report, Administrative |
Accession number |
2016.23 |
Scope & Content |
163 pages of photocopied documents obtained via the Freedom of Information Act request in November of 2016. The documents are mostly from the Department of Justice and the FBI. -------------------- Photocopy of a declassified report on Keizaburo Koyama. Confidential Informant N1 provided another translation from the North American Times dated February 14, 1941, stating that Koyama was appointed to the Industrial Department of the Japanese Association of Oregon, which was reorganized as a new Japanese Chamber of Commerce. Later, Koyama was appointed as the miscellaneous chairman for the new Chamber. The report notes that Koyama was "fairly well acquainted" with the local influential Portland Japanese community, and that he was also on the Financial Department of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce for the 31st District (Linnton District of Portland). Additional information was provided by Dr. A. F. Weeks (Secretary of the State Board of Dental Examiners) and Mrs. Crew (registrar of the North Pacific Dental College). The report notes that Koyama shares his business office with three other Japanese people - Dr. George Shiomi, Dr. D.N. Unthank, and Howard Nomura. Paul Yamada, a Nisei, advised that prior to becoming a dentist, Koyama worked in the Oregon News (Oshu Nippo) with Iwao Oyama, its current publisher. |
Creator |
Quinn, Vincent M. |
Collection |
Dr. Keizaburo Koyama Family Collection |
Date |
1/14/1942 |
Language of Material |
English |
Caption |
Koyama FBI report page 3 |
Notes |
Dr. Robert Shiomi shared space with the Nomura Pharmacy. The letter references "Dr. George Shoimi," which could be an erroroneous name. --kne 5/22/2019 "Dr. D.N. Unthank" is referred in this report as a Japanese doctor. This is DeNorval Unthank, a prominent African American physician. From the Oregon Encyclopedia: https://oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/unthank_denorval_1899_1977_/ --kne 5/22/2019 |
People |
Koyama, Keizaburo "Kei" Nomura, Howard Shiomi, Dr. Robert H. Oyama, Iwao |
Search Terms |
Issei WWII dentist government documents arrest FBI |
Source |
Koyama, Weston |
Subjects |
Time Periods - 20th Century - 1941-1945 (WWII) Places - Portland, OR U.S. Government - Department of Justice Businesses/Professions - Dental U.S. Government - Federal Bureau of Investigation Oshu Nippo |