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Title
Nisei festival queens pose with flowers in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, 1953
Date Created and/or Issued
1953
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.
Photographed are Jeanne Inouyi, Ruth Fujimoto, Sandy Sugita, Marge Murumota, and Jeanne Yokota.
Type
Image
Identifier
uclamss_1387_b181_61029
ark:/13030/hb229003s3
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Ethnic festivals
Culture
Little Tokyo (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Beauty contestants--California--Los Angeles
Japanese American women
Source
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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