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Landscaping America: Beyond the Japanese Garden - Timeline
Collection
Created by: 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 ...
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Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities
Collection
Created by: editor
The concept of "mie gakure"—or "hidden and seen"—is a central design principle in Japanese stroll gardens, where the path curves, and elements are arranged so that new, unexpected views are ...
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Landscaping America: Occidental College Student Research
Collection
Created by: 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 ...
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James Irvine Garden
Collection
Created by: jdecker
Completed in 1979, the James Irvine Garden, also known as Seiryu-en, “Garden of the Clear Stream,” is an 8,500 square foot garden built in conjunction with the Japanese American Cultural ...
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Landscaping America Opening: Steven Kikuchi - Part 1
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: eishida
Interviewee: Steven Kikuchi
Relationship to Nikkei gardeners: His parents, Takashige and Kimiko Kikuchi, owned a retail nursery called TK Garden Supply. His father also was a full-time gardener.
Date: July 17, 2007
Location: ...
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Part of these collections:
Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities
(Item 19 of 32, “Takashige & Kimiko Kikuchi - Part 1; nursery owners; Culver City, CA”)
Collected by: editor
Steven Kikuchi discusses how his father purchased the property to start TK Garden Supply.
To read the transcripts, please view the original item.
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Landscaping America Opening: John Kabashima - Part 3
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: eishida
Interviewee: John Kabashima
Relationship to Nikkei gardeners: His father owned Sunnyview Nursery in Crenshaw. John is now the horticulture advisor for the University of California.
Date: July 17, 2007
Location: Japanese American ...
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Part of these collections:
Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities
(Item 25 of 32, “John Kabashima - Part 3; horticultural advisor; Los Angeles, CA”)
Collected by: editor
John discusses the work ethic of the Japanese American gardener.
To read the transcripts, please view the original item.
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Landscaping America Opening: Ray Yutani - Part 2
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: eishida
Interviewee: Ray Yutani
Relationship to Nikkei gardeners: His father, Tom Yutani, was a gardener. He and his brothers helped him with his work. Tom Yutani is also an expert on Southern ...
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Part of these collections:
Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities
(Item 18 of 32, “Ray & Tom Yutani - Part 2; gardener; Los Angeles”)
Collected by: editor
Ray explains how he is both a physician and a Japanese gardener.
To read the transcripts, please view the original item.
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Landscaping America Opening: Ray Yutani - Part 1
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: eishida
Interviewee: Ray Yutani
Relationship to Nikkei gardeners: His father, Tom Yutani, was a gardener. He and his brothers helped him with his work. Tom Yutani is also an expert on Southern ...
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Part of these collections:
Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities
(Item 17 of 32, “Ray & Tom Yutani - Part 1; gardener; Los Angeles”)
Collected by: editor
Ray discusses his father's (Tom Yutani) beginnings as a gardener, and admits that helping his father garden was fun.
To read the transcripts, please view the original item.
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Landscaping America Opening: Joe Nagano
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: eishida
Interviewee: Joe Nagano
Relationship to Nikkei gardeners: His father, Sanezumi Nagano, was a gardener. He helped his father with his work
Date: July 17, 2007
Location: Japanese American National Museum
Brief Summary: Joe reveals ...
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Part of these collections:
Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities
(Item 11 of 32, “Sanezumi Nagano; gardener; Los Angeles”)
Collected by: editor
Joe Nagano talks about his father Sanezumi.
To read the transcripts, please view the original item.
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Landscaping America Opening: George Wakiji - Part 2
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: eishida
Interviewee: George Wakiji
Relationship to Japanese gardeners: He and his father, Hankichi Wakiji, were both gardeners
Date: July 17, 2007
Location: Japanese American National Museum
Brief Summary: George explains why we he believes we ...
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Part of these collections:
Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities
(Item 16 of 32, “George & Hankichi Wakiji - Part 2; gardeners; Alta Dena, CA”)
Collected by: editor
George explains why we he believes we should be thankful to the gardeners who came before us.
To read the transcripts, please view the original item.
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Landscaping America Opening: George Wakiji - Part 1
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: eishida
Interviewee: George Wakiji
Relationship to Nikkei gardeners: He and his father, Hankichi Wakiji, were both gardeners
Date: July 17, 2007
Location: Japanese American National Museum
Brief Summary: George explains how gardening has changed over ...
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Part of these collections:
Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities
(Item 15 of 32, “George & Hankichi Wakiji - Part 1; gardener; Alta Dena, CA”)
Collected by: editor
George explains how gardening has changed over the years.
To read the transcripts, please view the original item.
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Landscaping America Opening: Dexter Nishiyama
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: eishida
Interviewee: Dexter Nishiyama
Relationship to Nikkei gardeners: He and his father, Frank Nishyama, are/were both gardeners
Date: July 17, 2007
Location: Japanese American National Museum
Brief Summary: Dexter thanks his father for introducing him ...
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Part of these collections:
Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities
(Item 8 of 32, “Dexter & Frank Nishiyama; gardeners; Pasadena & Orange County”)
Collected by: editor
Dexter Nishiyama thanks his father Frank for introducing him to gardening, a hobby and career that led him to become the Orange County Gardener's Association's youngest president.
To read the ...
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Landscaping America Opening: Masatoshi Matsunaga - Part 1
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: eishida
Interviewee: Masatoshi Matsunaga
Relationship to Nikkei gardeners: He and his father Teizo Matsunaga are/were both gardeners
Date: July 17, 2007
Location: Japanese American National Museum
Brief Summary: Masatoshi explains when his father first became ...
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Part of these collections:
Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities
(Item 9 of 32, “Masatoshi & Teizo Matsunaga - Part 1; gardeners; Los Angeles”)
Collected by: editor
Masatoshi Matsunaga explains when his father first became a gardener.
To read the transcripts, please view the original item.
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Landscaping America Opening: Masatoshi Matsunaga - Part 2
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: eishida
Interviewee: Masatoshi Matsunaga
Relationship to Nikkei gardeners: He and his father Teizo Matsunaga are/were both gardeners
Date: July 17, 2007
Location: Japanese American National Museum
Brief Summary: Masatoshi discusses the benefits of being a ...
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Part of these collections:
Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities
(Item 10 of 32, “Masatoshi & Teizo Matsunaga - Part 2; gardeners; Los Angeles”)
Collected by: editor
Masatoshi discusses the benefits of being a gardener.
To read the transcripts, please view the original item.
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Watering chrysanthemum plants in "Nakata and Son" hot house at Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, ...
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: misacowee
Scope & Content Note:
The full caption for this photograph reads: Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona. Watering chrysanthemum plants in "Nakata and Son" hot house. Many rare and ...
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Part of these collections:
Gila River Relocation Center - National Archive Items
(Item 110 of 200, “Watering chrysanthemum plants in "Nakata and Son" hot house at Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, ...”)
Collected by: misacowee
Scope & Content Note:
The full caption for this photograph reads: Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona. Watering chrysanthemum plants in "Nakata and Son" hot house. Many rare and patented flowers ...
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Uncle Sam working
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: vkm
This is a photo of my uncle, Sam Omoto, who is a gardener by profession, but is shown here working on his own yard. It was taken during a visit ...
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Fred K. Fuji is pictured with stocks, which are ready to be harvested at Gila ...
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: misacowee
Scope & Content Note:
The full caption for this photograph reads: Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona. Fred K. Fuji, former owner and operator of the Fuji Nursery Co., ...
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Part of these collections:
Gila River Relocation Center - National Archive Items
(Item 129 of 200, “Fred K. Fuji is pictured with stocks, which are ready to be harvested at Gila ...”)
Collected by: misacowee
Scope & Content Note:
The full caption for this photograph reads: Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona. Fred K. Fuji, former owner and operator of the Fuji Nursery Co., of Berkeley, ...
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U. Shine is shown loading Napa plants, which will be threshed for seed at Gila ...
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: misacowee
Scope & Content Note:
The full caption for this photograph reads: Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona. U. Shine, former vineyard farmer from Kingsburg, California, is shown loading Napa ...
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Part of these collections:
Gila River Relocation Center - National Archive Items
(Item 127 of 200, “U. Shine is shown loading Napa plants, which will be threshed for seed at Gila ...”)
Collected by: misacowee
Scope & Content Note:
The full caption for this photograph reads: Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona. U. Shine, former vineyard farmer from Kingsburg, California, is shown loading Napa plants, which ...
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S. Hanasaki, former vegetable seed specialist, is shown examining carrots at Gila River Relocation Center, ...
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: misacowee
Scope & Content Note:
The full caption for this photograph reads: Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona. S. Hanasaki, former vegetable seed specialist from San Jose, California, where he ...
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Part of these collections:
Gila River Relocation Center - National Archive Items
(Item 175 of 200, “S. Hanasaki, former vegetable seed specialist, is shown examining carrots at Gila River Relocation Center, ...”)
Collected by: misacowee
Scope & Content Note:
The full caption for this photograph reads: Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona. S. Hanasaki, former vegetable seed specialist from San Jose, California, where he owned his ...
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Fred K. Fuji is pictured with stocks, which are ready to be harvested at Gila ...
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: misacowee
Scope & Content Note:
The full caption for this photograph reads: Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona. Fred K. Fuji, former owner and operator of the Fuji Nursery Co., ...
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Part of these collections:
Gila River Relocation Center - National Archive Items
(Item 167 of 200, “George Takemoto, instructor at the dairy farm school, milks a cow at Gila River Relocation ...”)
Collected by: misacowee
Scope & Content Note:
The full caption for this photograph reads: Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona. George Takemoto, former resident of Ventura County, California, now evacuee instructor at the dairy ...
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