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Joe Oishi’s Nursery and The Promised Year
In October 2022, during a trip to Berkeley, California to do research at the Bancroft Library, I st…
Jonathan van Harmelen • Jan. 23, 2023
Legacies
For Japanese Americans of my generation (second generation Nisei over 60), the source of our moral …
Iku Kiriyama • June 19, 2015
aesthetics
California
culture
education
families
fathers
gaman (values)
Gardena
generations
giri (values)
horticulture
immigrants
immigration
Issei
Japan
Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California
Kato Nursery
metaphysics
migration
mottainai (phrase)
Nanaka Nikkei Voices (series)
Nisei
nurseries (horticulture)
on (values)
parents
psychology
publications
schools
Southern California
theory of knowledge
Torrance
United States
values
World War II
aesthetics
California
culture
education
families
fathers
gaman (values)
Gardena
generations
giri (values)
horticulture
immigrants
immigration
Issei
Japan
Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California
Kato Nursery
metaphysics
migration
mottainai (phrase)
Nanaka Nikkei Voices (series)
Nisei
nurseries (horticulture)
on (values)
parents
psychology
publications
schools
Southern California
theory of knowledge
Torrance
United States
values
World War II
How West L.A. Became a Haven for Japanese-Americans
Long Before It Was the Westside’s Ramen Epicenter, Sawtelle Boulevard Bustled with Japanese-O…
Naomi Hirahara • April 23, 2015
Living Artifacts: The Descanso Gardens Camellias and Japanese American History
At first glance, a botanical garden may seem an unlikely place to find hidden stories. But Dav…
Darryl Mori • Feb. 24, 2015
agriculture
botanical gardens
California
camellias
Descanso Gardens
E. Manchester Boddy
flowers
F. W. Yoshimura
gardening
gardens
horticulture
Japanese gardens
La Cañada
Los Angeles
Mission Nursery
nurseries (horticulture)
plants
San Gabriel Nursery
San Gabriel Valley
Star Nursery
United States
World War II
agriculture
botanical gardens
California
camellias
Descanso Gardens
E. Manchester Boddy
flowers
F. W. Yoshimura
gardening
gardens
horticulture
Japanese gardens
La Cañada
Los Angeles
Mission Nursery
nurseries (horticulture)
plants
San Gabriel Nursery
San Gabriel Valley
Star Nursery
United States
World War II
Exploring the History of Richmond’s Flower Nurseries
In 2002, I had the good fortune to interview Tom Oishi, a Nisei flower-grower from Richmond, Califo…
Donna Graves • Aug. 7, 2009
Japanese American Gardeners: Their Stories and Their Landscapes
Few Japanese art forms have enjoyed as much popularity in the United States as the Japanese-style g…
Susan Chen • June 28, 2007
