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Bonner (Mitchell I.) Photographs and Ephemera

Owning Institution: UC Irvine, Libraries, Southeast Asian Archive

About this Collection

This collection comprises approximately 3,000 photographs and slides taken by Mitchell Bonner between 1975 and 2001, as well as printed ephemera collected by him through 2014. The images document Iu Mien, Lao, Khmer, Vietnamese, and Cambodian community social and cultural events throughout Northern California, primarily the San Francisco Bay area. The emphasis is on Laotian American communities. The ephemera includes programs, posters and flyers from cultural, religious, and popular culture events, refugee publications, pamphlets and brochures from refugee assistance agencies, and other materials related to social services, education, and refugees. The collection also includes a small amount of material documenting other Asian American communities in California, including Burmese, Thai, Filipino, and Tibetan. View collection guide.

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275 items found in this collection

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Group of ladies sitting at a New Year's party, San Jose, California
Group of men sharing a meal
Group of men smoking
Group of people at a New Year's party
Group of people sitting at a singing festival
Happy Lao New Year
Hmong general Vang Pao and Chaofam standing with dancers
Hmong New Year, Richmond
Hmong Values
House of a Lao family after bomb attack, East Oakland
House used as Buddhist monks' residence and temple
Interior of a Lao temple in Tennessee
Interior of Buddhist temple, Ceres, California
Interior of Buddhist temple, Tennessee
Interior of Lao Buddhist temple, Tennessee
Interior of monks' residence and temple
Iu Mien bride and groom, Oakland
Iu Mien man
Iu Mien man
Iu Mien/Lao couple
Iu Mien/Lao cultural program, Richmond
Iu Mien/Lao cultural program, Richmond
Iu Mien/Lao family
Khaen player in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
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