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Tabo Kono Interview

kspracher

In November, 2007 I had the opportunity to have a conversation with Takashi "Tabo" Kono. Tabo is a nisei, born in Los Angeles, CA in 1937. His family was sent …

family history
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Gardena Valley Baptist Church

genieinjapan

Gardena Valley Baptist Church (currently located at 1630 W. 158th St. in Gardena, California) was founded in 1914 by the Los Angeles Baptist Mission Society, targeting the recent immigrant population …

community history
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Japanese American Basketball Leagues

hljleagues

Japanese American Basketball Leagues have been a part of the Japanese-American (JA) community for generations. Today, they play an integral role in the JA experience of young Japanese Americans. The …

online exhibition
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2007 Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple Obon

eishida

After work on Saturday, July 28, 2007, I walked over to the 2007 Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple obon to meet my friends for some food, some dancing, and some fun! …

online exhibition
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Landscaping America: Occidental College Student Research

mpitelka

Students in the Occidental College seminar "Japanophilia: Orientalism, Nationalism, Transnationalism" visited and analyzed gardens in and around Los Angeles as part of a Community-Based Research Project with the Japanese American …

online exhibition
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The Oliver Clubs: Sports and Community in Japanese American Los Angeles

lthistory

In 1917, a teacher in the Little Tokyo area of Los Angeles named Nellie G. Oliver began sponsoring a social and athetlic club for local Japanese American youth. Over the …

online exhibition
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My early J-Town memories

vkm

These are some of the sites that still exist in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo that I have fond memories of while growing up. Actually, we never used the name Little …

online exhibition
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Items of Japanophilia

knuibe

Building a Japanese Community Online In addition to the Discover Nikkei website, which offers an extensive collection on Japanese-American resources and a community forum, there are other forms of internet …

other
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Part of these albums:
Japanophilia Collected by: mpitelka

Stoner Park Japanese Garden

knuibe

Stoner Recreation Center 1835 Stoner Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90025 Office: (310) 479-7200/ Fax: (310) 445-1764 STONER PARK: A Description and Analysis Established in 1931, the Japanese garden of Stoner …

community history
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Part of these albums:
Landscaping America: Occidental College Student Research Collected by: mpitelka

New Otani Garden

kmammoser

Pictures, and brief discourse about the New Otani Garden in downtown Los Angeles.

online exhibition
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Part of these albums:
Landscaping America: Occidental College Student Research Collected by: mpitelka

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