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Understanding My Mother's Life
My mother passed away last October at the age of 92 and there are so many things about her that I w…
Chris Komai • May 11, 2014
aesthetics
Amache concentration camp
bonsai
California
colleges
Colorado
concentration camps
gaman (values)
horticulture
imprisonment
incarceration
Komai Bonsai Nursery
metaphysics
mothers
nurseries (horticulture)
psychology
Redress movement
Santa Anita temporary detention center
shikata ga nai (phrase)
Temple City
temporary detention centers
theory of knowledge
United States
values
World War II
World War II camps
aesthetics
Amache concentration camp
bonsai
California
colleges
Colorado
concentration camps
gaman (values)
horticulture
imprisonment
incarceration
Komai Bonsai Nursery
metaphysics
mothers
nurseries (horticulture)
psychology
Redress movement
Santa Anita temporary detention center
shikata ga nai (phrase)
Temple City
temporary detention centers
theory of knowledge
United States
values
World War II
World War II camps
Blossoms and Thorns: A Community Uprooted: New documentary portrays a vanishing industry
Richmond, California, in the year 1942 calls to mind the bustle of naval shipyards and a whirlwind …
Fiona Potter • Jan. 28, 2013
Blossoms and Thorns (film)
California
Contra Costa JACL
Contra Costa Japanese American Citizens League
documentaries
Donna Graves
films
generations
horticulture
immigrants
immigration
Issei
Japan
Kenneth Kokka
migration
Nisei
Northern California
nurseries (horticulture)
postwar
prewar
resettlements
Richmond (Calif.)
United States
World War II
Blossoms and Thorns (film)
California
Contra Costa JACL
Contra Costa Japanese American Citizens League
documentaries
Donna Graves
films
generations
horticulture
immigrants
immigration
Issei
Japan
Kenneth Kokka
migration
Nisei
Northern California
nurseries (horticulture)
postwar
prewar
resettlements
Richmond (Calif.)
United States
World War II
Shinmoto Family - Part 3
Read part 2 >>The Shinmoto family was back together again in the Los Angeles area by late 194…
Minoru Shinmoto • Oct. 30, 2011
A Nikkei Pioneer in the City of Roses: Hanhichi Wakiji - Part 2
Part 1 >>Together, Hanhichi and Taeno raised six children, the Nisei generation (second gener…
Raymond Douglas Chong • March 20, 2008
agriculture
Arizona
California
communities
concentration camps
family histories
Far East Cafe (restaurant)
gardeners
gardening
genealogy
generations
Gila River (Ariz.)
Gila River concentration camp
Hanhichi Wakiji
horticulture
immigrants
immigration
Issei
Japan
Little Tokyo
Los Angeles
migration
Nippon Nursery
nurseries (horticulture)
Pasadena
restaurants
San Pedro
Southern California
Terminal Island
United States
Wakiji Nursery
World War II camps
agriculture
Arizona
California
communities
concentration camps
family histories
Far East Cafe (restaurant)
gardeners
gardening
genealogy
generations
Gila River (Ariz.)
Gila River concentration camp
Hanhichi Wakiji
horticulture
immigrants
immigration
Issei
Japan
Little Tokyo
Los Angeles
migration
Nippon Nursery
nurseries (horticulture)
Pasadena
restaurants
San Pedro
Southern California
Terminal Island
United States
Wakiji Nursery
World War II camps
Nurturing a Family Business: The Yamaguchi Bonsai Nursery
It is mid-March in California’s Central Valley, and Richard Yamaguchi is very busy. One thous…
Japanese American National Museum • Aug. 29, 2007