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Landscaping America: Beyond the Japanese Garden - Timeline

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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 ...
 

Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities

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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 ...
 

Landscaping America Opening: Tom Yutani - Part 4

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Interviewee: Tom Yutani Relationship to Nikkei gardeners: Tom is considered one of the foremost experts on the subject of weeds. He wrote the book, Garden Weeds of Southern California, now in ...

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Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities (Item 32 of 32, “Tom Yutani - Part 4; weed expert; California”)
Collected by: editor
Tom talks about collecting weeds for his research. To read the transcripts, please view the original item.

 

Landscaping America Opening: Tom Yutani - Part 3

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Interviewee: Tom Yutani Relationship to Nikkei gardeners: Tom is considered one of the foremost experts on the subject of weeds. He wrote the book, Garden Weeds of Southern California, now in ...

Part of these collections:

Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities (Item 31 of 32, “Tom Yutani - Part 3; weed expert; California”)
Collected by: editor
Tom explains how he dealt with a persistent problem impacting his roses. To read the transcripts, please view the original item.

 

Landscaping America Opening: Tom Yutani - Part 2

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Interviewee: Tom Yutani Relationship to Nikkei gardeners: Tom is considered one of the foremost experts on the subject of weeds. He wrote the book, Garden Weeds of Southern California, now in ...

Part of these collections:

Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities (Item 30 of 32, “Tom Yutani - Part 2; weed expert; California”)
Collected by: editor
Tom explains how he came to grow roses in San Francisco. To read the transcripts, please view the original item.

 

Landscaping America Opening: Tom Yutani - Part 1

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Interviewee: Tom Yutani Relationship to Nikkei gardeners: Tom is considered one of the foremost experts on the subject of weeds. He wrote the book, Garden Weeds of Southern California, now in ...

Part of these collections:

Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities (Item 29 of 32, “Tom Yutani - Part 1; weed expert; California”)
Collected by: editor
Tom explains the meaning of his name. To read the transcripts, please view the original item.

 

Landscaping America Opening: Steven Kikuchi - Part 4

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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, ...

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Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities (Item 22 of 32, “Takashige & Kimiko Kikuchi - Part 4; nursery owners; Culver City, CA”)
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Steven Kikuchi explains how his mother was just as hard of a worker in the family gardening business as his father was. To read the transcripts, please view the original item.

 

Landscaping America Opening: Steven Kikuchi - Part 3

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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, ...

Part of these collections:

Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities (Item 21 of 32, “Takashige & Kimiko Kikuchi - Part 3; nursery owners; Culver City, CA”)
Collected by: editor
Steven Kikuchi explains how he is still involved in the gardening sphere. To read the transcripts, please view the original item.

 

Landscaping America Opening: Steven Kikuchi - Part 2

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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, ...

Part of these collections:

Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities (Item 20 of 32, “Takashige & Kimiko Kikuchi - Part 2; nursery owners; Culver City, CA”)
Collected by: editor
Steven Kikuchi remembers the heat and hard work involved in gardening with his father. To read the transcripts, please view the original item.

 

Landscaping America Opening: Steven Kikuchi - Part 1

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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: ...

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.

 

Landscaping America Opening: Harry Yonemura - Part 3

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Interviewee: Harry Yonemura Relationship to Nikkei gardeners: His father, Frank Yonemura, began the ABC Nursery in 1934, which Harry continues to operate. Date: July 17, 2007 Location: Japanese American National Museum Brief Description: ...

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Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities (Item 28 of 32, “Harry & Frank Yonemura - Part 3; ABC Nursery; Gardena, CA”)
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Harry Yonemura remembers when he used to help his father with the nursery in their greenhouse. To read the transcripts, please view the original item.

 

Landscaping America Opening: Harry Yonemura - Part 2

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Interviewee: Harry Yonemura Relationship to Nikkei gardeners: His father, Frank Yonemura, began the ABC Nursery in 1934, which Harry continues to operate. Date: July 17, 2007 Location: Japanese American National Museum Brief Description: Harry ...

Part of these collections:

Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities (Item 27 of 32, “Harry Yonemura - Part 2; ABC Nursery; Gardena, CA”)
Collected by: editor
Harry Yonemura speaks of his hopes to eventually retire now that his son has become involved in the nursery business. To read the transcripts, please view the original item.

 

Landscaping America Opening: Harry Yonemura - Part 1

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Interviewee: Harry Yonemura Relationship to Nikkei gardeners: His father, Frank Yonemura, began the ABC Nursery in 1934, which Harry continues to operate. Date: July 17, 2007 Location: Japanese American National Museum Brief Description: Harry ...

Part of these collections:

Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities (Item 26 of 32, “Harry & Frank Yonemura - Part 1; ABC Nursery; Gardena, CA”)
Collected by: editor
Harry Yonemura shares how his family nursery, ABC Nursery, was started in 1934 by his father Frank. To read the transcripts, please view the original item.

 

Landscaping America Opening: John Kabashima - Part 3

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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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Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities (Item 25 of 32, “John Kabashima - Part 3; horticultural advisor; Los Angeles, CA”)
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John discusses the work ethic of the Japanese American gardener. To read the transcripts, please view the original item.

 

Landscaping America Opening: John Kabashima - Part 2

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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 ...

Part of these collections:

Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities (Item 24 of 32, “John Kabashima - Part 2; horticultural advisor; Los Angeles, CA”)
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John discusses the real community feel of the Japanese American community in the United States. To read the transcripts, please view the original item.

 

Landscaping America Opening: John Kabashima - Part 1

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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 ...

Part of these collections:

Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities (Item 23 of 32, “John Kabashima - Part 1; horticultural advisor; Los Angeles, CA”)
Collected by: editor
John explains how his father broke into the gardening industry and started his retail nursery, Sunnyview Nursery. To read the transcripts, please view the original item.

 

Landscaping America Opening: Norine Dresser - Part 2

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Interviewee: Norine Dresser Relationship to gardeners: Her grandmothers, Ana Friesch and Ida Shapiro, were gardeners. Date: July 17, 2007 Location: Japanese American National Museum Brief Description: Norine discusses her grandmother, Ida Shapiro's, vegetable ...
 

Landscaping America Opening: Norine Dresser - Part 1

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Interviewee: Norine Dresser Relationship to gardeners: Her grandmothers, Ana Friesch and Ida Shapiro, were gardeners. Date: July 17, 2007 Location: Japanese American National Museum Brief Description: Norine discusses her grandmother, Ana Friesch's, gorgeous ...
 

Landscaping America Opening: Libby Platus

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Interviewee: Libby Platus Relationship to gardeners: Her father, Ben L. Goldman, was a gardener. Date: July 17, 2007 Location: Japanese American National Museum Brief Description: Libby discusses her father's magnolia tree. Transcription

 

Landscaping America Opening: Richard Yamaguchi - Part 3

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Interviewee: Richard Yamaguchi Relationship to Nikkei gardeners: His mother, Hoshiko Yamaguchi, started the Yamaguchi Bonsai Nursery Date: July 17, 2007 Location: Japanese American National Museum Brief Summary: Richard explains the beauty of a tree ...

Part of these collections:

Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities (Item 14 of 32, “Hoshiko & Richard Yamaguchi - Part 3; Yamaguchi Bonsai Nursery; Sanger, CA”)
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Richard explains the beauty of a tree from the Yamaguchi Bonsai Nursery. To read the transcripts, please view the original item.

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