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Emi Kami oral history interview
No full textOral history of Emi Kami, 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
Ritsuo Takeuchi oral history interview
No full textOral history of Ritsuo Takeuchi, 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
An oral history with Frank S. Emi
No full textAn oral interview with Frank S. Emi, civil rights activist and leading figure of the Heart Mountain Fair Play Committee. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Audio is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0169.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
Jail at Tule Lake national monument
No full textPhotograph of a jail taken at the Tule Lake National Monument. Castle Rock is pictured in the background. 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
Stand up for justice, the Ralph Lazo story
No full textPostcard for the Day of Remembrance 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/
Breaking the fast 2004, Saturday, November 6
No full textProgram for the Breaking the Fast event sponsored by Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress (NCRR), Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), Great Leap, Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple, Centenary United Methodist Church, and Arts 4 City Youth.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/
You are invited to the pre-screening reception for the educational film "stand up for justice, the Ralph Lazo story"
No full textInvitation for the pre-screening reception for the educational film, "Stand Up for Justice, the Ralph Lazo Story" in the Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden at California State University, Long Beach.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/
The Riveter for Spring 2004
No full textCopy of publication of Women in Non-Traditional Employment Roles (W.I.N.T.E.R). Includes information regarding recruitment, training programs, and conferences for women in non-traditional employment
Pride and a Paycheck, Vol. 6, No. 3
No full textVol. 6, No. 3 issue of Pride and a Paycheck. Thi sissue contains a poem by Jane Stubbe titled "Then There Are Those Days When the Hammer Sings True Every Time...", information about the Rosie's Girls Training Institute in Burlington, VT, and an article titled "How to Avoid Application Anxiety." This issue also features photographs by Sandy Thacker and 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
Harold Takashi Kobata oral history interview
No full textHarold Takashi Kobata was interviewed by Lily Nakatani on March 22, 2004 in Gardena, California. Ernie Tsujimoto monitored the recording equipment during the interview. Harold Takashi Kobata grew up in Gardena, California where his uncle, mother and older brothers ran a nursery where they grew flowers. The family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah during WWII, where Kobata worked as a gardener while attending high school. After the war the family resettled in Gardena and resumed operation of the nursery. Kobata attended Compton Community College and USC where he was graduated with a degree in chemical engineering. Kobata worked for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power until he retired at the age of 69. Since retirement, Kobata has become involved with the Gardena Valley Baptist Church. Kobata was interviewed as part of the South Bay History 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