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City of Gardena Japanese Cultural Show Photograph Albums
Collection
Identifier: SPC-1900-032
Abstract
This collection includes five photograph albums from the City of Gardena Japanese Cultural Show sponsored by the Gardena Valley Gardeners Association. The albums contain newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, and invitation letters for the event. Topics include Japanese American gardeners, bonsai, ikebana, Japanese gardens, martial arts, and other topics related to the event and the Nikkei (Japanese American) community.
Dates:
1980-1986
Warren Furutani Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2012-001
Abstract
The Warren Furutani Collection documents the breadth and duration of Warren Furutani’s four year service as a member of the California State Assembly for the 55th District. Furutani was elected to the California State Assembly on a special primary Election in 2007, replacing fellow Democrat Laura Richardson. He served the 55th District from February 7, 2008 until November 30, 2012. He was the last representative of the 55th district to represent the South Bay, Gardena, Carson, Lakewood, and...
Dates:
2008-2012
Dale Ann Sato Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2016-011
Abstract
The Dale Ann Sato Collection documents the progression of research and preparation for four projects to which oral historian and educator Dale Ann Sato contributed. Initial research and interviews were recorded for community Nisei oral histories, which led to her contribution to the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program (CCLPEP). The findings of the initial research also led to the Japanese American Historical Mapping Project (JAHMP), which paved the way for an Arcadia...
Dates:
1800-2012; undated; Majority of material found within 1930-2008
Wada Family Photographs
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2020-016
Abstract
The Wada family photographs features two negatives and ten pre-World War II images of mainly the Wada family as well as some images of members from the Ushijima family. Most of the items in this collection have been digitized and are available online.
Dates:
circa 1925-1940
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- Gardens, Japanese--California, Southern 1
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- Lakewood (Calif.) 1
- Landscape gardening 1
- Lawndale (Calif.) 1
- Long Beach (Calif.) 1
- Oral history 1
- Palos Verdes Peninsula (Calif.) 1
- Panoramas 1
- Photographs 1
- Terminal Island (Calif.) 1
- Torrance (Calif.) 1
- United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History 1
- World War, 1939-1945 1 ∧ less
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- California. Legislature. Assembly 1
- California. Legislature 1
- California. Legislature. Senate 1
- Furutani, Warren, 1947- 1
- Gardena Valley Gardners Association 1
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