Hillary Jenks
Hillary Jenks is currently assistant professor in the University Honors Program at Portland State University. She did her dissertation on the history of L.A.’s Little Tokyo at the University of Southern California.
Updated July 2009
Stories from This Author
Catching Up with the Olivers
July 18, 2007 • Hillary Jenks
At first, the Olivers seemed like an elusive group. For years, as I was doing research in Little Tokyo for my dissertation, I would hear people mention the Olivers and I was always curious. Who were they? What was their role in Little Tokyo’s history? And what was up with that name? Eventually I learned that the name was associated with Nisei sports activities, but wanted to find out more. Finally, I had a chance to work with the Little …
