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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 ...
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Little Tokyo (Los Angeles, CA) Timeline: 1868-1910 (Compiled by Harry K. Honda)
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Uploaded by: dmatsumoto
Veteran Los Angeles-based journalist, Harry K. Honda, has compiled his first installment of Little Tokyo's history covering the years 1868-1910.
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Landscaping America Opening: Steven Kikuchi - Part 4
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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, ...
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Part of these collections:
Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities
(Item 22 of 32, “Takashige & Kimiko Kikuchi - Part 4; nursery owners; Culver City, CA”)
Collected by: editor
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.
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Landscaping America Opening: Steven Kikuchi - Part 2
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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, ...
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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.
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Landscaping America Opening: Steven Kikuchi - Part 1
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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: Harry Yonemura - Part 3
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Uploaded by: eishida
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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Part of these collections:
Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities
(Item 28 of 32, “Harry & Frank Yonemura - Part 3; ABC Nursery; Gardena, CA”)
Collected by: editor
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.
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Landscaping America Opening: Harry Yonemura - Part 2
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Uploaded by: eishida
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 ...
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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.
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Landscaping America Opening: Harry Yonemura - Part 1
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Uploaded by: eishida
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 ...
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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.
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Landscaping America Opening: John Kabashima - Part 3
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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: John Kabashima - Part 1
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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 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.
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Landscaping America Opening: Richard Yamaguchi - Part 3
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Uploaded by: eishida
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 ...
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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”)
Collected by: editor
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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Landscaping America Opening: Richard Yamaguchi - Part 2
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Uploaded by: eishida
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 describes the trees of the Yamaguchi ...
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Part of these collections:
Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities
(Item 13 of 32, “Hoshiko & Richard Yamaguchi - Part 2; Yamaguchi Bonsai Nursery; Sanger, CA”)
Collected by: editor
Richard describes the trees of the Yamaguchi Bonsai Nursery.
To read the transcripts, please view the original item.
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Landscaping America Opening: Richard Yamaguchi - Part 1
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Uploaded by: eishida
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 speaks of how his mother began ...
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Part of these collections:
Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities
(Item 12 of 32, “Hoshiko & Richard Yamaguchi - Part 1; Yamaguchi Bonsai Nursery; Sanger, CA”)
Collected by: editor
Richard speaks of how his mother, Hoshiko Yamaguchi, began planting the seeds that would eventually become the Yamaguchi Bonsai Nursery.
To read the transcripts, please view the original item.
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Landscaping America Opening: Chris Komai - Part 2
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Uploaded by: eishida
Interviewee: Chris Komai
Relationship to Nikkei gardeners: His father, Khan Komai, was a nursery owner
Date: July 17, 2007
Location: Japanese American National Museum
Brief Summary: In order for his family business to succeed, ...
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Part of these collections:
Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities
(Item 7 of 32, “Khan Komai - Part 2; nursery owner; Los Angeles”)
Collected by: editor
Chris Komai shares how in order for his family business to succeed, he and his siblings had to help his father, Khan Komai, with the nursery business.
To read the transcripts, ...
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Landscaping America Opening: Chris Komai - Part 1
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Uploaded by: eishida
Interviewee: Chris Komai
Relationship to Nikkei gardeners: His father, Kahn Komai, was a nursery owner
Date: July 17, 2007
Location: Japanese American National Museum
Brief Summary: Chris discusses how his father first learned about ...
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Part of these collections:
Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities
(Item 6 of 32, “Khan Komai - Part 1; nursery owner; Los Angeles”)
Collected by: editor
Chris Komai discusses how Khan Komai, his father, first learned about the art of Bonsai, a talent that would later enable him to establish the Komai Bonsai Nursery.
To read the ...
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Watering chrysanthemum plants in "Nakata and Son" hot house at Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, ...
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Uploaded by: misacowee
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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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Butte Nursery and Kindergarten children's snack hour at Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona.
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Uploaded by: misacowee
Scope & Content Note: Not Provided
ARC Identifier: 539555
Local Identifier: 210-G-G585
Creator: Department of the Interior. War Relocation Authority. (02/16/1944 - ...
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Part of these collections:
Gila River Relocation Center - National Archive Items
(Item 191 of 200, “Butte Nursery and Kindergarten children's snack hour at Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona.”)
Collected by: misacowee
Scope & Content Note: Not Provided
ARC Identifier: 539555
Local Identifier: 210-G-G585
Creator: Department of the Interior. War Relocation Authority. (02/16/1944 - 06/30/1946) ( Most Recent)
Type of Archival Materials:
Photographs and other Graphic Materials
Level ...
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Kindergarten and Nursery children having a grand time on the see-saw at Gila River Relocation ...
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Uploaded by: misacowee
Scope & Content Note:
The full caption for this photograph reads: Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona. Kindergarten and Nursery children having a grand time on the see-saw.
ARC ...
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Part of these collections:
Gila River Relocation Center - National Archive Items
(Item 150 of 200, “Kindergarten and Nursery children having a grand time on the see-saw at Gila River Relocation ...”)
Collected by: misacowee
Scope & Content Note:
The full caption for this photograph reads: Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona. Kindergarten and Nursery children having a grand time on the see-saw.
ARC Identifier: 537377
Local Identifier: ...
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Paul S. Goya is shown with a bed of prize summer sweet peas at Gila ...
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Uploaded by: misacowee
Scope & Content Note:
The full caption for this photograph reads: Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona. Paul S. Goya, former nurseryman Sierra Madre, California, now in charge of ...
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Part of these collections:
Gila River Relocation Center - National Archive Items
(Item 162 of 200, “Paul S. Goya is shown with a bed of prize summer sweet peas at Gila ...”)
Collected by: misacowee
Scope & Content Note:
The full caption for this photograph reads: Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona. Paul S. Goya, former nurseryman Sierra Madre, California, now in charge of all flowers ...
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Murakami Brothers
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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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