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Title
Manzanar social gatherings and dances
Creator
Nomura, Shiro: curator
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1985
Contributing Institution
California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections
Collection
CSU Japanese American Digitization Project
Rights Information
Materials held by the Eastern California Museum may be subject to copyright. All requests for permission to publish must be submitted to the Eastern California Museum as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. For further information, please email the museum at ecmuseum@inyocounty.us. Please include the Object ID from the "Description" in your email.
Description
Exhibit panel titled "Manzanar social gatherings and dances." Panel contains four photographs of dances and social events. One dance was called "The Free Press Hop" and took place in a recreation hall in one of the blocks, and three photos show an event called "the Oklahoma Dance" held in the Manzanar Auditorium. This included a Prize Waltz, and a Whiskerino Contest. Individuals listed include Kow Maruki, Joe Yanai, Fudge Fujimoto, Rosie Maruki, George Shiba, and Louie Frizzell Jr. The Eastern California Museum Object ID for this item is 1994.80.117.
A collection of panel collages created by Shiro and Mary Nomura, both of whom were incarcerated at Manzanar from 1942-1945, for the Eastern California Museum's Manzanar Project. The panels are comprised of photographs, artifacts, documents, and stories collected by "Shi" starting in the 1970s. Over the following 20 years, the Nomuras assembled more than 75 panels depicting their personal interpretation of Manzanar 'camp' life, major events, history, and site preservation efforts. In each panel Shi and Mary provide valuable first-person documentation from their experiences. These panels have been displayed at various community events, annual Manzanar Pilgrimages, and the Eastern California Museum (the permanent home of the collection).
Type
image
Format
Physical objects
1 bulletin board, 18 x 12 inches
image/jpeg
Identifier
ecm_nom_5900
http://cdm16855.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16855coll4/id/56996
Language
English
Subject
World War II--Incarceration camps
World War II--Incarceration camps--Social and recreational activities
Identity and values--Youth
Place
Manzanar, California
Incarceration Camps--Manzanar
Source
Eastern California Museum
Relation
California State University Japanese American Digitization Project
Shiro and Mary Nomura Collection

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