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Title: Nisei festival queen dines in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, 1940
Date Created and/or Issued: 1940
Publication Information: Los Angeles Daily News
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Rights Information: US
Description: "Nisei" are the second-generation Japanese Americans who founded the annual festival in 1934 to attract business to the Little Tokyo area and promote goodwill in Los Angeles.
Nisei festival queen Shizue Kobayashi enjoys a meal during the celebration in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles.
Type: Image
Identifier: uclamss_1387_b34_24037-3
ark:/13030/hb1n39n7mz
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Lifestyle
Ethnic festivals
Culture
Little Tokyo (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Japanese American neighborhoods--California--Los Angeles
Kobayashi, Shizue
Source: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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