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Photograph of Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga speaking at a podium at the Women Warrior Award for the Asian Pacific Women's Network. Event held at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. Back of photo reads: Feb. 19, 1988, Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles. Women Warrior Award Asian Pacific Women's Network. Rec'd 4/4/88 from Patricia Kinaga, Esq. board member of APWN [Asian Pacific Women's Network]. Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga Papers includes photographs and a letter related to Aiko's life, family, and work. Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga was an activist for the Japanese American Redress movement whose research conducted for the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) provided key evidence that led to redress. She later co-edited the transcription and publication of the CWRIC hearings, along with other related projects. This collection mostly includes photographs from her early life primarily focused on the years 1930-1950. Subjects in the photographs include the Jerome and Rower incarceration camps, post- World War II Japan, Japanese American soldiers, and Japanese American families.
Activism and involvement--Civil rights Community activities--Associations and organizations--Community and social service organizations Geographic communities--California--Los Angeles Identity and values--Women Identity and values--Nisei
Place
Los Angeles, California
Source
CSU Dominguez Hills Department of Archives and Special Collections
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