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Tule Lake pilgrimage 2004 citizens betrayed July 2-5, 2004
No full textA flyer or document from the Tule Lake pilgrimage in 2004. 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
Manzanar high school reunion
No full textThis is a leaflet regarding with a list of names of those who attended the Manzanar High School reunion with the table number they belonged to.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
Senator John Kerry at CSUDH
No full textDemocratic Presidential Nominee Senator John Kerry greets crowd in the parking lot next to the Health Center prior to a campaign speech at CSUDH
George Tenpo oral history interview
No full textIke Hatchimonji interviewed George Tenpo on April 7, 2004 at his home in Torrance, California. Joh Sekiguchi monitored the recording equipment and Wilber Sato took notes during the interview. George Joji Tenpo was born in Compton, California and grew up in Harbor City, California. Tenpo was incarcerated at Santa Anita Race Track and at an incarceration camp at Jerome, Arkansas. Later he was sent to the incarceration camp at Tule Lake, California and an internment camp in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Tenpo repatriated to Japan where he lived in poverty until he returned to Torrance, California in 1951. Tenpo started a gardening business and retired in 1955. Tenpo 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
Chiyo Muro Shibuya oral history interview
No full textOral history of Chiyo Mura Shibuya, 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
George Nakano at ribbon cutting ceremony
No full textPhotograph of George Nakano and most likely the Mayor of Torrance at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Stage Two Theatre at the Cultural Arts Center in Torrance, California. A photograph from: George Nakano Theatre 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
Long Beach area premiere film screening of "Standing up for Justice, the Ralph Lazo Story"
No full textFlyer for the Long Beach premiere of "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/
Worker to Worker: Carlos Marentes Interviews Eileen Nelson
No full textInterview with LELO's (Legacy of Equality, Leadership and Organizing) International Worker to Worker committee chair and board member, Eileen Nelson regarding her work at LELO from Issue 8 of Speaking for Ourselves, To Each Other-a newsletter of LELO
The International Operating Engineer: A Magazine of Technical Progress, Vol. 147, No. 6
No full textVol. 147, No. 6 issue of "The International Operating Engineer". Includes articles entitled "IUOE Western Conference Meets", "Plum Island Workers Ratify Contract", "Veteran's Employment/Re-Employment Rights", and others