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CSUJAD Users' Guide

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The California State University Japanese American Digitization Project (CSUJAD) is scanning and describing primary source material from the Archives of the California State University system and a growing, extended group of partners from other institutional archives, libraries, museums, and cultural heritage organizations. There is a special focus on the experiences of Japanese Americans in California and the incarceration of people of Japanese ancestry during World War II. Touching on a wide range of topics, the CSUJAD brings disparate archival collections together in this searchable online collection of national importance. 

CSUJAD is made available online through the use of the CONTENTdm digital collection management software, centrally hosted by CSU Dominguez Hills, with the original primary sources remaining at the home institutions. In-depth descriptions of each of the archival collections from which these digital materials were derived can be found on the CSUJAD website at www.csujad.com. It also provides contextual and educational information for users of the online collection. For example, links to other important Japanese American history projects and information about visiting the war relocation centers. 

Keyword Search 

On the CSUJAD website, there are several tabs to explore that provide information and you will find a “Search the Collections” button on each of these landing pages. 

When selected, the user is redirected to the CONTENTdm landing page or search directly here. On the CONTENTdm landing page, there is a browse button and a short list of popular topics, from which the user may make a selection. Any of the choices take you into the CONTENTdm search interface where simple keyword or advanced searches lead the user to the digitized archival materials. 

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