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Description
Identifier
post_00321
Title
Greetings
from
Li'l
Tokyo
,
Los
Angeles
,
Calif
.
Creator
Unknown
Date Published
circa
1960-1970
Subject (Topic)
Parade
(Festival)--California--Los
Angeles
;
Dance--California--Los
Angeles
;
Dancers--California--Los
Angeles
;
Specators
;
Banners--California--Los
Angeles
;
City
halls--California--Los
Angeles
;
Streets--California--Los
Angeles
Subject (Name)
Los
Angeles
City
Hall
(Los
Angeles
,
Calif.)
Subject (Place)
Little
Tokyo
(Los
Angeles
,
Calif.)
;
Downtown
Los
Angeles
(Los
Angeles
,
Calif.)
Type
image
Form/Genre
Postcards
Physical Description
1
postcard
:
Color
;
9
x
14
cm
Institution
Department
of
Archives
and
Special
Collections
,
William
H
.
Hannon
Library
,
Loyola
Marymount
University
Country of Creation
US
Copyright Status
public
domain
Copyright Statement
http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher
Mitock
&
Sons
Place of Publication
North
Hollywood
Language
eng
Description
View
of
Ondo
(dancing
group)
closing
ceremony
during
the
Nisei
Week
Japanese
Festival
in the
Little
Tokyo
district
in
Los
Angeles
,
California
.
City
Hall
is
in the
background
.
Historical Background
Little
Tokyo
,
known
as
Little
Tokyo
Historic
District
,
is
the
cultural
center
for
Japanese
Americans
in
Southern
California
.
It
is
one
of
three
official
Japantowns
in the
United
States
including
the
other
two
in
San
Francisco
and
San
Jose
.
Founded
around
the
beginning
of the
20th
century
, the
area
is
also
called
J-Town
or
Shō-tōkyō
.
It
was
declared
a
National
Historic
Landmark
District
in
1995
.
Nisei
Week
(
Nisei
means
2nd
generation
in
Japanese)
is
an
annual
festival
celebrating
Japanese
American
culture
and
history
in
Little
Tokyo
,
Los
Angeles
.
It
currently
targeted
for
people
of
all
backgrounds
to
celebrate
Japanese
heritage
and
culture
.
Traditional
ondo
(dance
in
Japanese)
dances
are
conducted
in a
closing
celebration
of
Nisei
Week's
events
where
public
,
Nisei
Week
Queen
and
Court
,
families
, and
community
groups
are
encouraged
to
join
for the
dances
.
Additional Printed Matter
On back: "Annual Nisei Week Parade near Los Angeles Civic Center."
Title (Alternative)
Greetings
from
Little
Tokyo
,
Los
Angeles
,
Calif
.
Source
Werner
von
Boltenstern
Postcard
Collection
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