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Title
Sumi Seki , 63, of Long Beach, has become an activist concerning the World War II internment and human rights
Creator
Shaw, Tom: photographer
Date Created and/or Issued
1986-06-10
Contributing Institution
California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections
Collection
CSU Japanese American Digitization Project
Rights Information
HSLB Digital Collections are for educational and research use only. Requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Executive Director of Historical Society of Long Beach. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Historical Society of Long Beach as the owner of the physical materials, and does not include permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Description
A woman, wearing a white shirt and floral print skirt, poses in front of pottery and furniture. Two quotes attached to image read, "Sumi Seki, interred in Jerome Ark. during WWII as a 'precaution' Actually a racist move by our government" and "These days Sumi Seki, 63, of Long Beach, has become an activist concerning the World War II internment and human rights." Title from quote.
The Newspaper Photograph Collection is made up of photographs that were printed in the Long Beach Press-Telegram and Independent newspapers, between the 1950s and early 2000s.
Type
image
Format
Photographs
black and white, 8 x 10 inches
image/jpeg
Identifier
hslb_npc_0044
http://cdm16855.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16855coll4/id/36737
Language
English
Subject
Activism and involvement--Civil rights
World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation')
World War II--Incarceration camps
Place
Long Beach, California
Source
Historical Society of Long Beach, Long Beach, California
Relation
California State University Japanese American Digitization Project
Newspaper Photograph Collection

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