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UCLA Nikkei Student Union Culture Night 2008
Collection
Created by: eishida
The Nikkei Student Union at UCLA hosted its 22nd annual Culture Night on Monday, Febrary 18, 2008 at Royce Hall.
The performance centered around a play about the Japanese American struggles ...
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The Sculpture of Ruth Asawa: Contours in the Air - Audio Tour
Collection
Created by: eishida
Ruth Asawa, one of the most important female artists of the 20th century, was born in 1926 in Norwalk, California. She is the fourth of seven children. Her parents were ...
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Wakatay Restaurant-Peruvian Nikkei Cuisine
Collection
Created by: eishida
On Saturday, August 11, 2007, I went to Wakatay Restaurant-Peruvian Nikkei Cuisine with some co-workers. This restaurant prides itself in fusing foods and flavors to create a totally unique experience. ...
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2007 Gardena Buddhist Church Obon
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Created by: eishida
The Gardena Buddhist Church obon was on August 4, 2007 from 3pm-10pm and August 5, 2007 from 2pm-9pm. It was one of the biggest obons I've ever attended. ...
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Frank Kikuchi
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Created by: eishida
Frank Kikuchi was born in Seattle, Washington on October 21, 1924. He had one sister, Yoshiko, and two half siblings, Chiyo and George. Frank's parents were Issei, his mother from ...
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Hisako Hibi
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Created by: eishida
Hisako Hibi was born in Fukui, Japan in 1907. When she was 13 years old, she came to the United States with her parents. While attending the California School of ...
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San Jose Taiko and CAVA - 1st and Central Summer Concerts 2007
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Created by: eishida
On Thursday, July 26, 2007 starting at 6:30pm, CAVA and San Jose Taiko came to the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo to ...
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2007 Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple Obon
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Created by: eishida
After work on Saturday, July 28, 2007, I walked over to the 2007 Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple obon to meet my friends for some food, some dancing, and some fun! ...
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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 ...
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Jack Iwata Collection
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Created by: eishida
Jack Iwata was born in Seattle, Washington, but grew up in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. He returned to the United States when he was 16 years old, and attended Whittier College ...
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George Hoshida Collection
Collection
Created by: eishida
George Hoshida was born in 1907 in Kumamoto, Japan. He migrated with his family to Hilo, Hawaii when he was four years old, and this is where George spent all ...
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2007 Orange County Buddhist Church Obon
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Created by: eishida
On Sunday, July 15 2007, I woke my sister up from her afternoon nap and made her come with me to the OCBC obon, an obon that I had heard ...
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Buddhist Churches of America
Collection
Created by: eishida
The Buddhist Churches of America, or the BCA, is a religious organization that attributes its roots to the arrival of Shin Buddhism Reverend Soryu Kagai, who came from Kyoto's Hompa ...
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Zenshuji Soto Mission Obon and Nishi Hongwanji LA Obon - July 8, 2007
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Created by: eishida
On July 8, 2007, I attended both the Zenshuji Soto Mission and the Nishi Hongwanji LA obons in Little Tokyo, California. These two temples host their obons on the same ...
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Clara E. Breed Collection
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Created by: eishida
Clara E. Breed was a librarian at the San Diego Library from 1929 until 1945, and she stood for decency and justice. She was a mentor to many young Japanese ...
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San Fernando Valley Hongwanji Buddhist Temple Obon
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Created by: eishida
The San Fernando Valley Hongwanji Buddhist Temple obon took place on Saturday, June 30 and Sunday, July 1, 2007 in the transformed temple parking lot. There was food, ...
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Henry Sugimoto Collection
Collection
Created by: eishida
Henry Sugimoto was born in 1900 in Wakayama, Japan, and lived until the year 1990. During his lifetime, he created hundreds of works of original art, many pieces depicting the ...
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Kyodo Taiko at UCLA
Collection
Created by: eishida
Kyodo Taiko is my family, my home away from home.
Kyodo was the first collegiate taiko group in the United States, and was started in 1990 by Mark ...
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UCLA NSU Culture Night '08 - Odori
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: eishida
This picture shows the Nikkei Student Union odori team performing in the last number, called TOM (for "taiko," "odori," and "modern"), at the 2008 NSU Culture Night.
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Part of these collections:
UCLA Nikkei Student Union Culture Night 2008
(Item 11 of 12, “TOM - Odori”)
Collected by: eishida
At the end of every Culture Night, the three performance groups come together and perform and dance number. This number is called TOM, and stands for "Taiko," "Odori" and "Modern." ...
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UCLA NSU Culture Night '08 - Drama
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: eishida
The Nikkei Student Union drama team at UCLA performed this court scene during the 2008 NSU Culture Night on February 18, 2008.
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Part of these collections:
UCLA Nikkei Student Union Culture Night 2008
(Item 10 of 12, “NSU Drama - Court”)
Collected by: eishida
This is a court scene from the play, meant to represent the many hours spent in court by those who were fighting for Redress and Reparations.
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