Jun Fujita

Who was Jun Fujita?

Jun Fujita was an Issei photojournalist, photographer, silent film actor, and published poet. He was the first Japanese-American photojournalist. As an American, Fujita lived in Chicago, Illinois and worked for the now defunct newspapers; the Chicago Evening Post, which was published from 1886 to 1932, and Chicago Daily News, which was published 1876 to 1978. Fujita was the only photographer to photograph Chicago's St. Valentine's Day massacre. Following his death in 1963, most of his work was donated to the Chicago Historical Society, which later became the Chicago History Museum.