Japanese Hospital: Caring for the Pre-War Nikkei Community Program
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Presented Sunday, April 11, 2010 at the Tateuchi Democracy Forum of the Japanese American National Museum.
For the early Issei immigrants, access to medical care was limited. Five Issei doctors sued the State of California after being denied papers of incorporation to build a hospital. Jordan vs. Tashiro was finally won in the U.S. Supreme Court in 1928. The Japanese Hospital opened in Boyle Heights in 1929.
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Program:
Welcome: Darryl Mori, Vice President, Japanese American National Museum
Introduction: Gwenn M. Jensen, Ph.D.
Presentation: Troy Kaji, M.D.
Special Guest: Janice Marion Wright LaMoree
Video Interviews: Yoshiko Inose; Frances Midori Tashiro Kaji; Margaret Kuroiwa; Sakaye Shigekawa M.D; and Masako Kusayanagi Miura, M.D.
Q & A
Closing Remarks: Bill Watanabe, Excecutive Director, Little Tokyo Service Center Community Development Corporation
Reception
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Co-sponsored by the Little Tokyo Historical Society and the Japanese American National Museum. Part of a series presented by Discover Nikkei, a project of the Japanese American National Museum, made possible through the generous support of The Nippon Foundation.
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Welcome by Darryl MoriDarryl Mori, Vice President of the Japanese American National Museum, welcomes the audience.
Japanese Hospital Program: Welcome by Darryl Mori |
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Introduction by Gwenn M. Jensen Ph.D.Gwenn Jensen introduces the program, then introduces the key note speaker, Dr. Troy Kaji.
Japanese Hospital Program: Introduction by Gwenn M. Jensen Ph.D. |
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Presentation by Dr. Troy Kaji - part 1/5Part 1 of Dr. Troy Kaji's keynote presentation. He begins his presentation with a history of medicine in Japan.
Japanese Hospital Program: Presentation by Dr. Troy Kaji - part 1/5 |
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Presentation by Dr. Troy Kaji - part 2/5Part 2 of Dr. Troy Kaji's keynote presentation. In this section, Dr. Kaji continues his presentation about the early history of Japanese medicine, US-Japan relations and impact on Issei and Nisei communities in California, and his grandfather Dr. Kikuo Tashiro's early medical career and family life in Japan and California.
Japanese Hospital Program: Presentation by Dr. Troy Kaji - part 2/5 |
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Presentation by Dr. Troy Kaji - part 3/5Part 3 of Dr. Troy Kaji's keynote presentation. In this section, Dr. Kaji presents about discriminatory laws impacting Japanese immigrants and their efforts to overcome, the lack of support for the Issei community in Japan, the denial of efforts to establish a new Japanese hospital by Dr. Tashiro and other …
Japanese Hospital Program: Presentation by Dr. Troy Kaji - part 3/5 |
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Presentation by Dr. Troy Kaji - part 4/5Part 4 of Dr. Troy Kaji's keynote presentation. In this section, Dr. Kaji continues his presentation about the establishment and opening of the Japanese Hospital of Los Angeles, examples of the extent and nature of Dr. Tashiro's practice, training of Nisei doctors, arrangements for trusteeship of Japanese Hospital during WWII …
Japanese Hospital Program: Presentation by Dr. Troy Kaji - part 4/5 |
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Presentation by Dr. Troy Kaji - part 5/5Conclusion of Dr. Troy Kaji's keynote presentation. In this section, Dr. Kaji concludes his presentation with his grandfather Dr. Kikuo Tashiro's lifelong struggle with tuberculosis and death from a heart attack after a difficult surgery on a friend.
Japanese Hospital Program: Presentation by Dr. Troy Kaji - part 5/5 |
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Special Guest - Janice Marion Wright LaMoreeJanice Marion Wright LaMoree describes her experiences on her trip to Washington, D.C. for her father's court case in front of the Supreme Court when she was 8 years old.
Japanese Hospital Program: Special Guest - Janice Marion Wright LaMoree |
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Yoshiko Inose interviewMrs. Yoshiko Inose talks about her experiences with the pre-WWII Japanese hospitals in Los Angeles. View additional clips from her interview >>
Japanese Hospital Program: Yoshiko Inose interview |
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Margaret Kuroiwa InterviewMargaret Kuroiwa talks about her parents and the role of Japanese hospitals in the community. View additional clips from her interview >>
Japanese Hospital Program: Margaret Kuroiwa Interview |
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Dr. Sakaye Shigekawa InterviewDr. Sakaye Shigekawa explains the reason Issei doctors built Japanese Hospitals. View additional clips from her interview >>
Japanese Hospital Program: Dr. Sakaye Shigekawa Interview |
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Dr. Masako Kusayanagi Miura InterviewDr. Miura talks about the relationship between the Japanese American doctors and their patients.
Japanese Hospital Program: Dr. Masako Kusayanagi Miura Interview |
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Q & AQ & A moderated by Gwenn Jensen |
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Closing remarks by Bill WatanabeClosing remarks by Bill Watanabe, the founding Executive Director of the Little Tokyo Service Center Community Development Corporation, and is the chair of the Little Tokyo Historical Society.
Japanese Hospital Program: Closing remarks by Bill Watanabe |
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Group photoAfter the program the participants gather for a group photo.
Participants of the program: Japanese Hospital - Caring for the Pre-War Nikkei |
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Janice Marion Wright LaMoree and her familyJanice Marion Wright LaMoree who published the story of her father, J. Marion Wright - the key attorney for Issei doctors to win the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case, Jordan v. Tashiro, was invited to speak at the program. After the program she and her family, who came from all over … |
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ReceptionFollowing the program was a light reception sponsored by the Little Tokyo Historical Society.
Reception for the program: Japanese Hospital - Caring for the Pre-War Nikkei |
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