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Jack Takeshi Omatsu oral history interview
No full textDale Sato interviewed Jack Takeshi Omatsu on April 21,2004 in Torrance, California, although he had moved to Bullhead City, Arizona. The recording equipment was monitored by Ed Mitoma and Ike Hatchimonji took notes during the interview. Jack Takeshi Omatsu was born and raised in Torrance, California where his parents farmed and grew flowers. Omatsu worked on the farm and attended local schools until his family moved to Utah to avoid incarceration during WWII. After the war the family restarted the flower growing operation. Omatsu joined the National Guard and served in Alaska during the Korean War. He returned to work at the farm and flower market and later at the family's liquor store. He retired around 2000 and now lives in Bullhead, Arizona. Takeshi 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
Kenji and Hayako Kihara oral history interview
No full textOral history of Kenji and Hayako Kihara, recorded as part of Asian American Studies 390, California State University, Northridge.The Japanese Americans in the San Fernando Valley Oral History Project documents the lives of Japanese Americans who lived, or are currently living, in the San Fernando Valley. The participants are multi-generational, with many who experienced firsthand internment and prejudice during World War II. The narrators also shared stories of farming, family emigration from Japan, and the building of their lives and families in the San Fernando Valley both before and after the war
Incarceration camp barrack at Tulelake fairgrounds museum
No full textPhotograph of an incarceration camp barrack and the bottom of a guard or watch tower at the Tulelake Fairgrounds Museum. 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
George Nakano at Tule Lake
No full textPhotograph of George Nakano under the Welcome to Tulelake sign. 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
Tule Lake street signs
No full textPhotograph of the Tulelake street signs. 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
Incarceration camp barrack at Tulelake fairgrounds museum
No full textPhotograph of exhibit signs on an incarceration barrack at the Tulelake Fairgrounds Museum. Sign on top right reads: California Civil Liberties Public Education Project Our thanks to CCLPEP for a grant to restore the barracks and guard tower. Sign on bottom right reads: 50-feet of a 100-foot original barracks from Tule Lake Internment Camp. Sign on bottom left reads: An example of the living quarters of an interned 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
Wayne Mortimer Collins document
No full textMembers Resolution no. 2348 resolved by Assemby Member George Nakano regarding Wayne Mortimer Collins. A document 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
Anthony M. Vitti portrait
No full textStudio portrait of Anthony M. Vitti. Vitti was a Board of Trustees member from 1990-2005 and served as chair from 1994-1996.The photographs in this collection were created or gathered by the CSU Public Affairs Office, which provides consultation and advice to the Trustees, Chancellor, and other staff. The Public Affairs Offices oversees publications and reproduction, responds to press and other media inquiries as well as to information requests by the general public, and works cooperatively with campus public affairs offices on areas of mutual interest
Standing up for justice, the Ralph Lazo story
No full textPoster from the film, "Stand up for Justice, the Ralph Lazo Story," produced by Visual Communications and the Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress (NCRR).The Kay Ochi Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress Collection includes press releases, flyers, programs, clippings, and other material related to the Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress (NCRR), formally known as the National Coalition for Redress/Reparations, and Day of Remembrance events. 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 (LACCR), 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 Kay Ochi, a former president of the organization who joined in 1981
64th annual Nisei Week Japanese festival
No full textA program for the 64th 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