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Description
This collection contains papers related to the professional filmmaking of Bruce and Norman Yonemoto, for films between the
1960s and 1990s. The contents are primarily correspondence, press materials, exhibition catalogs and brochures, and screenplays
and production notes for videos.
Background
Norman Yonemoto was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1946, a year after their father Tak, who was in the Army, married his mother
Rosie, who was incarcerated in Tule Lake concentration camp. They returned to California, where Bruce was born in 1949 in
San Jose.
Extent
6.75 linear feet (9 boxes)
Restrictions
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in this collection must be submitted to the Collections
Management and Access Unit at the Japanese American National Museum (collections@janm.org).
Availability
By appointment only. Please contact the Collections Management and Access Unit (collections@janm.org). Advanced notice is
required.