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City of Gardena Japanese Cultural Show Photograph Albums
SPC.1900.032
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Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: City of Gardena Japanese Cultural Show Photograph Albums
Creator:
Nishimura, Bill Toru
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.1900.032
Physical Description:
1 box
5 albums
Physical Description:
0.42 box
Date (inclusive): 1980-1986
Abstract: This collection includes five photograph albums from the City of Gardena Japanese Cultural Show sponsored by the Gardena Valley
Gardeners Association. The albums contain newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, and invitation letters for the event.
Topics include Japanese American gardeners, bonsai, ikebana, Japanese gardens, martial arts, and other topics related to the
event and the Nikkei (Japanese American) community.
Language of Material:
English
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City of Gardena Japanese Cultural Show Photograph Albums (0.42 linear feet) contains five photograph albums from 1980 to 1986.
The albums include newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, and invitation letters for the Japanese Cultural Show event
held in Gardena, California, and sponsored by the Gardena Valley Gardeners Association (GVGA). The GVGA was formed in 1955,
and the first City of Gardena Japanese Cultural Show was held in December 1961. Photographs from the event include bonsai,
ikebana arrangements, Japanese gardens, and other displays. Other images from the events and demonstrations include Karate
demonstrations, Judo and Kendo tournaments, Shodo (Japanese calligraphy), Buyo (Japanese classic dance), and other displays,
demonstrations, and events during the show.
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materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
This collection is part of the California State University Japanese American Digitization Project. For related materials please
consult:
CSU Japanese American Digitization Project.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Bill Nishimura.
This collection was processed by Jennifer Hill in 2022. The titles are from the album covers.
The Gardena Valley Gardners Association (GVGA) was formed in July 1955 and had its first meeting at the Gardena Valley Japanese
Cultural Institute (JCI). In November 1960, the GVGA invited the Gardena Mayor to the Fourth Annual California Landscape Gardeners'
Convention. The mayor later approached the organization to begin a beautification program for the City of Gardena. As a result,
in 1961, the GVCA created the Issei Japanese Garden on 162nd Street. Following the Issei Japanese Garden installation, they
organized the inaugural Miniature Landscaping Show in December 1961, later renamed the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Show,
in 1968. The events were held in the Gardena Valley Community Center and later in the Ken Nakaoka Center. The last show was
in 1996.
Nakagawa, Martha. "Gardena Valley Gardeners Association to Disband." Rafu Shimpo, Rafu Shimpo, 5 Aug. 2021, https://rafu.com/2016/01/gardena-valley-gardeners-association-to-disband/.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Japanese American gardeners -- California, Southern
Gardens, Japanese--California, Southern
Landscape gardening
Flower arrangement, Japanese
Japanese Americans
Bonsai
Gardena (Calif.)
Gardena Valley Gardners Association