Title:
Committee against Nihonmachi eviction (cane) principles, RDA
Creator/Contributor:
Artist unknown, creator
Date:
undated
Subject:
Eviction
Japanese Americans--California--Social conditions--20th century
Comments/Descriptions
The poster features a red and white drawing of a group of people situated in front of letter blocks that spell out "CANE".
Behind the group is a wrecking ball with the letters RDA written across it; the ball appears positioned to demolish CANE.
The image is framed within a red border. The text, written in English states, " Committee Against Nihomachi Eviction (CANE)
Principles: 1. To stop the dispersal & destruction of Nihomachi & keep it a small-business & residential area. 2. To uphold
the rights of residents & small business." There is also Japanese text below the image border. All text is written in
red.
Type:
Graphic arts
General Physical Description note:
13 x 20 in.
Copyright Note:
The artist of any work retains all rights to that work. Copyright has not been assigned to the Regents of the University of
California. The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other
reproductions of copyrighted material. No further reproduction is permitted
without prior written permission by the artist or copyright holder. Any requests for permission to reproduce this piece must
be directed to: Kearny Street Workshop c/o California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives Library – CEMA University of California,
Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Phone: (805) 893-8563 E-mail:
cema@library.ucsb.edu