Historical Note:
Scope and Contents
Arrangement of Materials:
Electronic Format:
Conditions Governing Access:
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Preferred Citation:
Processing Information:
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Japanese Americans in the San Fernando Valley Oral History Project
Collection
Creator:
California State University, Northridge. University Library
Identifier/Call Number: URB.JSFVOH
Extent:
0.88 linear feet
Extent:
58.5 Gigabytes
Date (inclusive): 1993-2005
Abstract: The Japanese Americans in the San
Fernando Valley Oral History Project documents the lives of Japanese Americans who lived, or
are currently living, in the San Fernando Valley. The participants are multi-generational,
with many who experienced firsthand internment and prejudice during World War II. The
narrators also shared stories of farming, family emigration from Japan, and the building of
their lives and families in the San Fernando Valley both before and after the
war.
Language of Material: English,
Japanese
Historical Note:
The library created this collection of materials for study and research.
Scope and Contents
The
Japanese Americans in the San Fernando Valley Oral History
Project Collection
began as an Asian American Communities Field Practicum student
class project assigned by Professor Edith Chen, Ph.D., of the Asian American Studies
Department. Collaborating in the project was the San Fernando Valley Japanese American
Community Center, the Japanese American National Museum, and Friends of the Lopez Adobe in
the City of San Fernando. The interviews were conducted by students as part of their course
work in Asian American Studies at California State University, Northridge.
While the interviews were originally to focus on the Japanese American farming community,
it quickly evolved into a larger study of the diverse Japanese American community. The oral
histories document the lives of Japanese Americans who lived, or are currently living, in
the San Fernando Valley. The participants are multi-generational, with many who experienced
firsthand internment and prejudice during World War II. The narrators also shared stories of
farming, family emigration from Japan, and the building of their lives and families in the
San Fernando Valley both before and after the war.
Several oral history interviews conducted in 1993 were added to the collection by Dr.
Edith Chen of the Asian American Studies Department before the end of the project.
The collection is divided into two series,
Video Recordings
(1993-2004) and
Transcripts (2005). Series I,
Video Recordings is further divded into two subseries:
Digital
Files
(1993-2004) and
VHS Tapes (1993-2004).
Arrangement of Materials:
Series I: Video Recordings, 1993-2004
Subseries A: Digital Video, 1993-2004
Subseries B: VHS Tapes, 1993-2004
Series II: Transcripts, 2005
Electronic Format:
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Preferred Citation:
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual,
or see the
Citing Archival Materials
guide.
Processing Information:
Jessica Geiser, 2014
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Documents
Audiovisual materials