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Pride and a Paycheck, Vol. 6, No. 1. 6th Anniversary Issue.
No full textVol. 6, No. 1 issue of Pride and a Paycheck. This issue contains the articles "Writing About Work Sound Like More 'Work', But Really It's the Opposite" and "Strategies for Change" by Jane LaTour - reprint from the Public Employee Press. This issue also contains poems written by Kate Braid, Sue Doro, Jane Stubbe, Jane Latour, and Susan Eisenburg. This issue also contains information about the second forum of the California Apprenticeship Council's "Blue Ribbon Committee on Women," as well as photographs from WINTER (Women in Non-Traditional Employment Roles) and Public Employee Press.
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
Oral history with Bebe Ganaja
No full textAn oral interview with Bebe Ganaja, incarceree at the Crystal City detention facility. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0972.The Japanese American 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 being incarcerated in camps during World War II
Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress, Visual Communications presents Day of Remembrance 2004
No full textProgram for a Day of Remembrance event at the Aratani/Japan America Theatre featuring the premiere of the film, "Stand Up for Justice, The Ralph Lazo Story."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/
Citizens betrayed Tule Lake pilgrimage 2004 July 2-5, 2004
No full textCitizens Betrayed booklet from the 2004 Tule Lake pilgrimage. Booklet includes the pilgrimage schedule, history, and the loyality questionare. A booklet from: Tule Lake pilgrimage 2004 scrapbook.The George Nakano Family Papers includes booklets, ephemera, scrapbooks, and other material related to George Nakano, former Assemblymember and Torrance City Council member. Subjects include the Jerome and Tule Lake incarceration camps, the Nakano family, and George Nakano's political career
Incarceration camp barrack exhibit at Tulelake fairgrounds museum
No full textPhotograph of hanging clothes and a table inside an incarceration camp barrack exhibit at the Tulelake Fairgrounds Museum. Exhibit features the inside of incarceration camp barrack for a family of four. A photo from: Tule Lake pilgrimage 2004 scrapbook.The George Nakano Family Papers includes booklets, ephemera, scrapbooks, and other material related to George Nakano, former Assemblymember and Torrance City Council member. Subjects include the Jerome and Tule Lake incarceration camps, the Nakano family, and George Nakano's political career
Guard tower at Tulelake fairgrounds museum
No full textPhotograph of the top of a guard tower or watch tower at the Tulelake Fairground Museum. An incarceration camp barrack is pictured in the background and a wagon is pictured in front of the guard tower. A photo from: Tule Lake pilgrimage 2004 scrapbook.The George Nakano Family Papers includes booklets, ephemera, scrapbooks, and other material related to George Nakano, former Assemblymember and Torrance City Council member. Subjects include the Jerome and Tule Lake incarceration camps, the Nakano family, and George Nakano's political career
Petco Park construction
No full textA group photograph of tradeswomen who helped build Petco Park in San Diego, CA
Pride and a Paycheck, Vol. 6, No. 5
No full textVol. 6, No. 5 issue of Pride and a Paycheck. This issue contains the articles "Training is the Key to Your Future," "Do You Want to Be a Traveling Tradeswoman?", and "Women Embowered to Move Ahead" by Lori Ramos. This issue also contains information on training courses and an OSHA survey for women. Photographs featured in this issue were provided by W.I.N.T.E.R (Women in Non-Traditional Employment Roles) and Lori Ramos.
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
George Nakano oral history interview
No full textAlbert Muratsuchi interviewed George Nakano on May 16, 2004 at his office in Torrance, California. The recording equipment was monitored by Ed Mitoma and Clarissa Muratsuchi took notes during the interview. George Sakaye [Sakae] Nakano was born in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles. Nakano's parents were Kibei, born in Hawaii, then educated in Japan before returning to the US. Nakano grew up in Los Angeles until he was six years old. When WWII started, the Nakano family was incarcerated in the incarceration camps at Jerome, Arkansas and Tule Lake, California. Following the end of the war, the Nakanos resettled in Norwalk and then East Los Angeles. Nakano graduated from John H. Francis Polytechnic High School in 1954 and worked at Hughes Aircraft while attending evening classes at El Camino College in Torrance and California State University, Los Angeles where he earned his bachelor's degree in mathematics and his master's degree in education. Nakano was the first Japanese American elected to the Torrance City Council in 1984 and served four terms until he was elected to the California State Assembly in 1998. At the time of this interview, he was finishing his second four-year term. Nakano was interviewed as part of the South Bay Historical Project created by the South Bay Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League.Includes sixteen oral histories reflecting the various experiences of South Bay Issei and Nisei. Some grew up on farms and others in suburban area; some were incarcerated during WWII in incarceration camps and some spent all or part of the war working and living in other parts of the US or Japan. All of them returned to the South Bay after WWII and observed the changes that have occurred in area through the end of the twentieth century