Query: Japanese Americans
Masaru Takiguchi papers
Creators:
Takiguchi, Masaru, 1941-
Dates:
1979-1983
Size:
0.2 Linear feet ((on partial microfilm reel))
Collection ID:
AAA.takimasa
Repository:
Archives of American Art

Takiguchi's resume; 111 slides of his work; directions to his home; three exhibition posters and an exhibition catalog; and clippings, mostly photocopies.

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Reba Stewart letter to Yutaka Ohashi
Creators:
Ohashi, Yutaka, 1923-1989
Dates:
1969 September 2
Size:
1 Item ((on partial microfilm reel))
Collection ID:
AAA.ohasyuta
Repository:
Archives of American Art

Stewart writes from Puerto Rico, telling Ohashi about her painting activity.

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Oral history interview with Robert Hanamura
Creators:
Hanamura, Robert
Miro, Marsha
Dates:
circa 1977
Size:
2 Sound tape reels (Sound recording, 5 in.)
29 Pages (Transcript)
Collection ID:
AAA.hanamu77
Repository:
Archives of American Art

An interview of Robert Hanamura conducted circa 1977, by Marsha Miro, for the Archives of American Art.

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Kenzo Okada exhibition catalogs
Creators:
Okada, Kenzo, 1902-1982
Dates:
1965-1976
Size:
0.2 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.okadkenz
Repository:
Archives of American Art

Eight exhibition catalogs of Okada's work at the Betty Parsons Gallery, among other places.

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in AAA.okadkenz for Japanese Americans
Minoru Yamasaki lecture
Creators:
Yamasaki, Minoru, 1912-
Dates:
1959 Aug. 13
Size:
3 Sound tapes (Sound recording, 7 in.)
10 Pages (Transcript)
Collection ID:
AAA.yamamino
Repository:
Archives of American Art

A lecture delivered by Minoru Yamasaki at the Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Mich. Franklin Page introduces Yamasaki.

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in AAA.yamamino for Japanese Americans
Kamikawa and Omata Family Papers
Creators:
Omata, Hiroko
Dates:
ca. 1900-2006.
Size:
1 Cubic foot (1 box)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0924
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

The collection documents family history in Japan and in America and consists of photographs, documents and genealogical charts. There are also original audio recordings of Japanese poetry recitations and a transcript of an oral history interview relating to the internment of Japanese Americans.

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in NMAH.AC.0924 for Japanese Americans
School of Design in Chicago : refugees east and west / Beatrice Takeuchi
Creators:
Takeuchi, Beatrice, 1921-
Dates:
undated
1998
Size:
54 Pages
Collection ID:
AAA.takebeat
Repository:
Archives of American Art

Beatrice Takeuchi memoir, 1998. Takeuchi begins with her recollections of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and her stay in a War Relocation camp and describes in detail her impressions of the faculty, staff, and students at School of Design in Chicago. Most notable recollections involve instructors Lazlo Moholy-Nagy, Jack Waldheim, George …

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Gerald Lamboley Collection of Japanese-American Letters
Creators:
Sato, Sanji (student)
Satow, R. (student)
Satow, Susama Paul (student)
Lamboley, E. Gerald
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Dates:
1942-1943
Size:
0.12 Cubic feet (1 folder, 6 letters)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0450
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Letters from students of Japanese-American ancestry to Miss Cox, their former teacher at the Edward Kelley School in Sacramento, California. This teacher has been identified as Mary Aline Cox by Ms. Colleen Zoller, January 13, 2009.

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Oral History interview with Miyoko Ito
Creators:
Ito, Miyoko, 1918-1983
Barrie, Dennis
Dates:
1978 July 20
Size:
2 Items (Sound recording: 2 sound files, digital, wav file)
41 Pages (Transcript)
Collection ID:
AAA.ito78
Repository:
Archives of American Art

An interview of Miyoko Ito conducted 1978 July 20, by Dennis Barrie, for the Archives of American Art.

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in AAA.ito78 for Japanese Americans
Floyd Shimomura Papers
Creators:
Shimomura, Floyd
Dates:
1978-2004
bulk 1981-1984
Size:
2 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1376
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

The collection documents Shimomura's work with the Japanese American Citizens' League in its efforts to seek redress for the internment of citizens of Japanese descent during World War II. The collection contains correspondence, especially with various chapters of JACL; reports; meeting minutes; business and financial records; convention materials; writings, notes …

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in NMAH.AC.1376 for Japanese Americans