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Oral history interviews conducted as part of the Hanashi Oral History Archives, Go for Broke National Education Center. Arthur Ito was a prominent figure in the floral industry. He and his wife Aiko owned and operated Flower View Gardens in Hollywood from 1962-2000, a business which served many television and film productions. Ito was the first chairman of the California State Florist Association and a member of the American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD), Florists' Transworld Delivery Association (FTD), Society of American Florists (SAF), and the American Academy of Floriculture. In 1992, Ito was inducted into the Society of American Florists Hall of Fame. Label on DVDs: "Go For Broke: National Education Center. Hanashi Oral History Program [copyright] 2009. #399 ITO, Alice. November 22, 2003. 16:9 Widescreen Format."
Japanese American families Florists Cut flower industry Ito, Aiko Alice (Kuromi) Military Intelligence Service Language School (U.S.) Santa Anita Assembly Center (Calif.)
Time Period
2003-11-22
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