Collection of Nisei Week Festival Programs, August 1949-2019

Summary

Title:

Collection of Nisei Week Festival Programs

Dates:

August 1949-2019

Creators:

Nisei Week Foundation

Abstract:

This collection contains programs from the Nisei Week Japanese Festival in Little Tokyo, California. Some items in this collection have been digitized and are available online.

Extent:

5 boxes and 2.08 Linear Feet

Language:

English .

Preferred citation:

For information about citing archival material, see the Citations for Archival Material guide, or consult the appropriate style manual.

Background

Scope and content:

The Collection of Nisei Week Festival Programs (August 1949-2019) includes 2.08 linear feet of programs from the Nisei Week Japanese Festival in Little Tokyo, California. The festival began in 1934 and continues to be hosted in Little Tokyo till today.

Processing information:

The collection was reprocessed in 2021 by Anthony Rojo.

The Gerth Archives and Special Collections created digital reproductions from the original material for long-term preservation and access. These preservation files were scanned to and stored on the Gerth Archives and Special Collections Deparment Drive. For more information on the best practices and standards for the digitization process, please see: CSU Japanese American Digitization Project technical reference guide.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Bibliography:

The Nisei Week Japanese Festival began in 1934 "as a way to bring fresh ideas and new business to Little Tokyo." The festival is still a primarily volunteer-based operation consisting of cultural exhibitions, baby shows, Nisei Week Queen and court, and Nisei Week Grand Parade. Before World War II incarceration, the last festival was 1941, and was not restarted until 1949. The festival continues to occur in August to this day.

Muranaka, Gwen. "Nisei Week History: A Love Letter to Little Tokyo." Nisei Week Foundation, Rafu Shimpo, 8 July 2021, "Nisei Week History: A Love Letter to Little Tokyo.

Related resources

Related material:

This collection is part of the California State University Japanese American Digitization Project. For related materials please consult: CSU Japanese American Digitization Project.

Alternative form available:

Some of the collection has been digitized and is available at the CSU Japanese American Digitization Project site. Collection of Nisei Week Festival Programs

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Japanese Americans
Japanese Americans -- California, Southern
Japanese Americans -- California
Festivals and events

Places:

Little Tokyo (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Los Angeles (Calif.)

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:

Yoko Okunishi

Date Encoded:

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-05-31 16:12:17 +0000 .

Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred citation:

For information about citing archival material, see the Citations for Archival Material guide, or consult the appropriate style manual.

Location of this collection:

California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections

University Library, 5th Flr (5039)

1000 E. Victoria Street

Carson, CA 90747, US

Contact:

(310) 243-3895

archives@csudh.edu

Website