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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: 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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Murakami Brothers
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: eishida
Here, Mike, Roy and Harry Murakami are in front of the Wayside Nursery in Gardena, California, 1955. It was not unusual for multiple members of a family to be involved ...
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Eight Men, Eight Lawnmowers
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: eishida
This is a picture of Sakujiro Kawaguchi (second from left) with other Issei gardeners in Los Angeles, California, ca. 1928. This photograph was a gift to the Japanese American National ...
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Women' s Auxilliary - Los Angeles Southwest Gardeners' Association
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: eishida
This is the Women’s Auxilliary of the Los Angeles Southwest Gardeners Association, 1982. It is part of the collection of the Southern California Gardeners’ Federation (17.2007.1A)
This picture is part of ...
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Part of these collections:
Landscaping America: Beyond the Japanese Garden - Timeline
(Item 10 of 11, “1980's”)
Collected by: eishida
1981
Cherry-tree cuttings from Washington, D.C. Tidal Basin are given to Japanese horticulturalists to replace trees destroyed by flood in Japan.
1984
The Karate Kid (dir. John G. Avildsen) features Nisei actor Pat ...
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Sitting on a Truck
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: eishida
This picture features Osamu Ted Kobayashi in Beverly Hills, California, in 1940.
It is part of the collection of Osamu Ted Kobayashi, courtesy of the Southern California Gardeners’ Federation (NRC.2000.202.7)
This ...
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Vancouver Japanese Gardeners' Association
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: eishida
This logo is courtesy of the Vancouver Japanese Gardeners Association. The association was established in 1959. In 2004, they had 60 members. To learn more about this association, please visit ...
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Southern California Gardeners' Federation, Inc.
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: eishida
This logo is courtesy of the Southern California Gardeners' Federation, Inc, which was established in 1955. Members created Japanese-style gardens in the Southern California region, and continue to do so ...
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Professional Gardeners' Federation Logo
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: eishida
This is the logo of the Professional Gardeners' Federation, courtesy of the Professional Gardeners’ Federation of Northern California (PGFNC).
The PGFNC is a group of gardening associations in Northern California, and ...
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