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About Hokubei Hochi Foundation

The Hokubei Hochi Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Seattle, WA, dedicated to preserving the news, history, and culture of the Japanese American and Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities.

Through its programs, such as the Nikkei Newspaper Digital Archive and educational and cultural events, the foundation’s goal is to connect and engage the vibrant Nikkei and Japanese community, fostering a sense of connection and relevance.

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The North American Post Timeline

1891
Approximatery 250 Nikkei in Seattle
1902
North American Times founded by Dr. Kiyoshi Kumamoto, Kuranosuke Hiraide, Juji Yatagai, and Ichiro Yamamoto
1910
Seattle Nikkei population approximately 5,000
1913
Sumikiyo Arima and Shoichi Suginoh purchase majority interest in the Times
1923
North American Times readers donate funds to help victims of the Great Kanto Earthquake in Japan
1924
US Government bars Japanese Immigration
1929
National JACL founded
1934
10,000th issue published
1937
Times editor Jackson Sonoda discusses Sino-Japanese conflict on KVI Radio
1942
Wartime incarceration of Japanese in US; North American Times discontinued
1946
North American Post founded by Sadahiko Ikoma and Kunizo Maeno as successor to the Times
1951
Hotelier HT Kubota becomes Post publisher
1952
McCarran-Walter Immigrant Act ends restrictions on Issei naturalization
1960
Seattle Nikkei population is 11,000
1962
The Post covers “Japan Week” at the Century 21 Seattle Worlds Fair
1965
Immigration Act ends limits on Asian Immigration
1973
The Seattle Times reports North American Post may close
1975
The Post publishes a Special edition commemoration the visit of Japan Prime Minister Takeo Miki to Seattle
1981
Community investors from North American Post Publishing Inc. to support the paper
1988
Tomio Moriguchi become publisher of the Post
1989
NW Nikkei debuted as English language sister publication
1992
Soy Source began publication
1995
The Post covered the Great Kobe Earthquake in Japan
1999
Website added: NAPOST.COM
2002
Historic “Centennial Edition” published
2005
The North American Post became a free publication
2011
Hokubei Hochi Foundation created to digitally archive back issue in partnership with University of Washington Library
2012
SoySource purchased by The North American Post
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Contact

For questions, comments, or donation inquiries, please contact us by email or phone. Checks may also be mailed to the address below.

Tel (206) 519-5469
E-mail info@hokubeihochi.org

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3173, Seattle, WA 98114

Hokubei Hochi Foundation is A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization approved by the IRS. It does not pay taxes and uses all its money to support a charitable or public cause. Donations to it are usually tax-deductible.