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Pride and a Paycheck, Vol. 9, No. 4
No full textVol. 9, No. 4 issue of Pride and a Paycheck. This issue contains a poem by Raequel Smith titled "I Am Working Women Hard Working Women" and a report on the Women Building California Conference and the Alameda County Commission on the Status of Women's annual award ceremony. This issue also contains part one of a two part series by Ironworker Jeanne Park. Photos featured in this issue came from Vicky Hamlin, Carolyn Said and Jeanne Park.
Pride and a Paycheck is a free publication for tradeswomen and women who are thinking about entering blue collar trades. Started by Madeline Mixer in 1999, Pride and a Paycheck was initially funded through the San Francisco Foundation from funds created to support tradeswomen projects. Pride and a Paycheck includes photographs, stories, and poetry by tradeswomen themselves as well as tips from advocates who have been working to recruit women into careers. Pride and a Paycheck is edited by Sue Doro, retired Machinist, and author of “Blue Collar Goodbyes” , “Sugar String”, "Heart Home and Hard Hats", "Of Birds and Factories", and other books
An oral history with Ronald Kawamoto
No full textAn oral interview with Ronald Kawamoto, an incarceree at the Children's Village orphanage. The interview was conducted for the Children's Village at the Manzanar Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. The transcript is found in item:csufccop_cvm_0118.The Children's Village at Manzanar Oral History Project features oral histories with narrators who talk about their lives, pre and post World War II, but most specifically, about their experience at the Children's Village orphanage at Manzanar
Torrance Float, Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, New Years, 1914
No full textTorrance Historical Society's 2007 New Years Card
67th annual Nisei Week Japanese festival
No full textA program for the 67th annual Nisei Week Japanese festival.This collections includes programs from the Nisei Week Japanese Festival in Little Tokyo, California. The programs are dated from August 1949 - August 2002 and include images from events at the festival, such as the Coronation ball, tea ceremony, fashion show, talent show, and the Nisei Week Queens. Also included are letters, greetings, and introductions from Nisei Week Queens, mayors, volunteers, and others
Pride and a Paycheck, Vol. 8, No. 3
No full textVol. 8, No. 3 issue of Pride and a Paycheck. This issue contains an article titled "Construction is Also 'Women's Work'," information about a Blue Jean Pocket Writers workshop at the upcoming 5th annual Tradeswomen Conference, and poems by Pat Burnham, Leigh Carson, Eustolia Villaseno, and Sue Doro. The photo featured on the cover came from WINTER (Women in Nontraditional Employment Roles).
Pride and a Paycheck is a free publication for tradeswomen and women who are thinking about entering blue collar trades. Started by Madeline Mixer in 1999, Pride and a Paycheck was initially funded through the San Francisco Foundation from funds created to support tradeswomen projects. Pride and a Paycheck includes photographs, stories, and poetry by tradeswomen themselves as well as tips from advocates who have been working to recruit women into careers. Pride and a Paycheck is edited by Sue Doro, retired Machinist, and author of “Blue Collar Goodbyes” , “Sugar String”, "Heart Home and Hard Hats", "Of Birds and Factories", and other books
Strathmore
No full textIn memorium of Miye Ishibashi, the wife of Masaichi Ishibshi, a list of familiies who settled in Strathmore, memories during relocation and canning tomatoes were compiled together.The collection documents the personal life and business records of the Ishibashi family; one of the pioneer Japanese American farming families on the Rancho Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles, California from about 1910 until 2012
An oral history with Robert Yamashita
No full textAn oral interview with Robert Yamashita, an incarceree at the Children's Village orphanage. The interview was conducted for the Children's Village at the Manzanar Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_cvm_0134.The Children's Village at Manzanar Oral History Project features oral histories with narrators who talk about their lives, pre and post World War II, but most specifically, about their experience at the Children's Village orphanage at Manzanar
Support Kurt Isobe legal defense fundaiser
No full textFlyer for a fundraiser to support Kurt Isobe's legal defense.The Jim Matsuoka Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress Collection includes brochures, meeting notes and agendas, publications, booklets, and other material related to the Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress (NCRR), formally known as the National Coalition for Redress/Reparations. The National Coalition for Redress/Reparations was officially formed on July 12, 1980, and included members of the Los Angeles Community Coalition for Redress/Reparations (LACCRR), Japanese Community Progressive Alliance (JCPA), Tule Lake Committee, Nihonmachi Outreach Committee, the Asian/Pacific Student Union, and other members of the community. The material was collected by Jim Matsuoka, a founding member of the organization. Matsuoka also served on the board and was the treasurer. In addition to the NCRR material, the collection also contains event flyers and Day of Remembrance material. For issues of the Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress newsletter "Banner" published after 2007, visit the NCRR website at https://ncrr-la.org/
Volunteers at Keiro Nursing Home
No full textA group photograph of SCGF members at the Keiro Nursing Home. The back side reads: 29. "Fuji 11/17/06."The Southern California Gardeners' Federation Records includes “Gadena no tomo = The gardener's monthly; Turf and garden,” fliers and pamphlets circulated among the members, photographs, scrapbooks compiled by the SCGF member chapters, and other collected materials, such as, membership cards and business licenses. Photographs include prewar Japanese gardeners, SCGF headquarter building groundbreaking ceremony, gardeners associations’ conventions, anniversary events, annual installation programs, commercial booth exhibits, Co-op sale, Japanese-style gardens which received prizes numerous times, social clubs and activities, and volunteer activities. Scrapbooks were complied by SCGF member chapters, such as the Los Angeles Southwest Gardeners Association, Inc. and Women's Auxiliary of Los Angeles Southwest Gardeners Association, Inc., including photographs, newsletters, and clippings
Board of directors' meeting agenda on march 16, 2006
No full textThis is an agenda plan by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California for the Board of Directors' Meeting.The Kaji Family Papers (1890-2017) contains materials related to the life and family of Bruce Teruo Kaji (1926-2017) as well as his wife, Frances Midori Kaji (1928-2016). Materials include correspondence, photographs, programs, pamphlets, official government documents, and ephemera. Materials relate to Bruce's incarceation at Manzanar including records of camp and Manzanar High School reunions, his time in the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) during WWII, his time as Gardena City Treasurer, his involvement in the establishment of the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), his involvement in Little Tokyo Redevelopment, and other general materials about his life in Los Angeles and involvement in the Japanese American community in California. Other materials related to Frances Midori Kaji concern her incarceration at Poston during WWII, as well as materials related to her family including her father Kikuwo Tashiro, one of the founders of the Japanese Hospital of Los Angeles