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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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Two Japanese American Soldiers, Two Best Friends, And a Crossroad

BShindo

The all Japanese American 100th / 442nd Regiment Combat Team is a symbol of a “Y” shaped crossroad for my familial history; however, unlike a typical crossroad of either right …

family history
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The Sculpture of Ruth Asawa: Contours in the Air - Audio Tour

eishida

Ruth Asawa, one of the most important female artists of the 20th century, was born in 1926 in Norwalk, California. She is the fourth of seven children. Her parents were …

online exhibition
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Frank Kikuchi

eishida

Frank Kikuchi was born in Seattle, Washington on October 21, 1924. He had one sister, Yoshiko, and two half siblings, Chiyo and George. Frank's parents were Issei, his mother from …

online exhibition
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Hisako Hibi

eishida

Hisako Hibi was born in Fukui, Japan in 1907. When she was 13 years old, she came to the United States with her parents. While attending the California School of …

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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: Beyond the Japanese Garden - Timeline

eishida

This collection presents the timeline from the Landscaping America: Beyond the Japanese Garden exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum from June 17 through October 21, 2007. In addition to …

community history
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Jack Iwata Collection

eishida

Jack Iwata was born in Seattle, Washington, but grew up in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. He returned to the United States when he was 16 years old, and attended Whittier College …

online exhibition
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2007 Orange County Buddhist Church Obon

eishida

On Sunday, July 15 2007, I woke my sister up from her afternoon nap and made her come with me to the OCBC obon, an obon that I had heard …

online exhibition
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