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Little Tokyo Redevelopment Collection, circa 1970s-1980s.
2009-01
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Little Tokyo Redevelopment Collection
Title: Little Tokyo Redevelopment Collection
Dates: circa 1970s-1980s
Language: Materials are in English,Japanese, and Spanish.
Accession No: 2009-01
Extent: 201 Digital files/DVDs.
The Little Tokyo People's Rights Organization (LTPRO) was founded in 1973 in the midst of the Little Tokyo Project,
which was adopted by the now-defunct Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles in order to redevelop the neighborhood.
LTPRO challenged the ongoing evictions caused by the redevelopment efforts and assisted community businesses
and long-time senior residents, who were in danger of displacement by transnational companies.
It sought to maintain housing and sustainable living conditions for Japanese American working class people.
The Little Tokyo Redevelopment Collection, circa 1970-1980s
, consists of over 200 DVDs on the Little Tokyo People's Rights Organization (LTPRO).
DVDs include footage of interviews with residents and activists, meetings with organizations,
and the LTPRO's protests and actions to stop eviction. Footage from this collection was used in
Visual Communications' film “Something's Rotten in Little Tokyo.”
The holdings are in a single series of DVDs consisting of footage of the interviews,
meetings, and protests that made up LTPro's agenda. Interviews are mostly in English,
with a select few in Japanese and Spanish.
There are 200 U-matic ¾” tapes (approx. 4000 minutes).
Due to the fragility of the original U-matic tapes, the access DVDs should be viewed.
This collection is open for research use. Advance notice required for access. Contact repository for appointment.
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Abe, George
Alphonso
Bakke, Allan Paul
Bernardi, Ernani
Bradley, Tom
Cullen, Thomas
Davis, Rick
Embry, Sue
Flint, Putnam Frank
Reverend Fujita
Furutani, Warren
Hedges, Virginia
Helfeld, Edward
Inada, Lawson
Ishi, Howard
Isomoto, Glen
Mrs. Itabashi
Ito, Kenji
Iwasaki, Bruce
Kochiyama, Bill
Kochiyama, Yuri
Kondo, Allan
Lau, Alan
Lewis, David
Lindsay, Gilbert
Margullies, Bob
Mr. Miyano
Mori, Jonny
Naito, Chris
Nakano, Burt
Nakano, Lillian
Oh, Michael
Solomon, Richard
Suzuki, Mas
Mr. Tatsumi
Todo, Lindsay
Commissioner Uchida
Verano, Johnny
Wilmers, Everett T.
Yamashita family
Agape Ministries
Amerasia (book store)
American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California
Central City Development Corporation
Los Angeles (Calif.) City Council
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, California
Japanese Cultural and Community Center
East-West Corporation
Ginza Discount Imports
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
Housing Services for City of LA Program
LEAST Program
Little Tokyo People's Rights Organization
Kikkoman Corporation
Japan Foods (company)
Japanese American Citizens League National Council
Japanese Welfare Rights Organization
Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles
Nobuko's dance company
Occidental Student Union
Pan American World Airways, Inc.
Southern California Asian American Studies Central/Visual Communications
Southwestern Clinical Law Center
Southwestern University School of Law
Sun's Cafe
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles
Union Bank
Union Church of LA
United States, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Venice Anti-Redevelopment Council
World Trade Center (New York, N.Y.)
Affordable housing
African Americans
Asian Americans
Asian American musicians
Boycotts
City planning and redevelopment law--United States--Cases
Community churches
Community development, Urban
Community organization
Earthquake relief--Law and legislation
Ethnotourism
Eviction
Filipinos
Forced migration
Gentrification
Historic hotels
Hotels--Public relations
House buying--costs
Housing policy
Immigrants
Income taxes--United States
International business enterprise
Japanese Americans
Japanese Americans--Evaculation and relocation, 1942-1945
Labor
Low-income housing--United States
Low-income tenants
Mexico--Emigration and immigration
Older people--Housing
Peace movements
Police brutality--United States
Protest movements
Public housing--United States--Management
Race discrimination
Third World
United States--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects
U.S. States--Race Relations
Women's rights--United States--History--20th century
Working class--United States--History--20th century
1st Street and San Pedro Street
2nd Street
Alan Hotel
Alan Hotel Annex
AON Skyscraper
Asahi Shoes and Dry Goods
Bank of America
Bixby Hotel
Bonaventure Hotel
Boston (Mass.)
Buddhist Temple
Bunker Hill--Los Angeles (Calif.)
Central Avenue
Chicago (Ill.)
City Hall--Los Angeles (Calif.)
Downtown--Los Angeles (Calif.)
Dream Island
Eagle Liquor Store
Gardena (Calif.)
Ginza (Tokyo, Japan)
Hawaii
Japan Center
Japanese Chamber of Commerce
Japanese Cultural and Community Center
Japanese Community Pioneer Center (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Japanese Village Plaza
Japantown Bowl
Kajima Corp.
Kitetsu Building
Little Tokyo (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Little Tokyo Gardens
Long Beach (Calif.)
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Los Angeles County (Calif.)
Manzanar (Calif.)
Mar Buena (Calif.)
Mar Villa (Calif.)
Mitsui Travel Service
Miyako Hotel
Monterey Park
New Otani Hotel
Nihon Mahi Tower
Nippon Book Co.
Olvera Street (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Orange County Buddhist Church
Panama Hotel
Sacramento County (Calif.)
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
San Pedro Street (Calif.)
Sato Hotel
Senshin Temple
South Bay (Calif.)
Washington, D.C.
Weller Court/Triangle
Little Tokyo Redevelopment Collection, circa 1970s-1980s. Visual Communications
Archives and Media Resource Library.
Photographs of LTPro activities are available in photo collections at Visual Communications.
This collection was processed and digitized by Jeff Liu in 2009.
Finding aid written and encoded by Robin Chang in August 2014.