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Hirata Family: Karen Cairel (Youth), April Foster

Japanese American Stories

For Karen Cairel, coming-of-age was a journey, involving many steps and the support of loving family ties. She treasures the model her grandmother provided showing her that adult life can be bright and positive. Karen’s religion of Buddhism and Japanese heritage provided the values that guided her to maturity. She remembers the support of parents who adjusted quickly as she began to make adult choices. In sum, she was warmly cared for as she made her way toward adulthood…

Lo Family: Toubee Yang (Middle), Andrew Gelber

Hmong American Stories

Toubee Yang is a Stockton citizen who traveled over the ocean from his birthplace to find a new home and culture that he now embraces. His life is memorable partly because of the experiences he has had traveling and learning about the culture of the United States. His story is about a family broken in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, of a child growing up in a nation that did not readily respect his heritage, and also as a refugee in a totally foreign environment…

Sorn Family: Leakhena Sorn (Youth), Christina Tran

Cambodian American Stories

In October 1991, Leakhena Sorn was 13 years old when she immigrated to Stockton from Cambodia. Learning a new language and adjusting to a new culture often made her feel isolated during the transition to life in Stockton. Because of Leakhena’s arrival after the first major emigration from Cambodia, she enjoyed the support of an already established Cambodian community. Many Stockton Cambodians were already graduating from universities and had established careers as pharmacists, physicians or as business owners…

Wong Family: Nancy Wong (Elder), May Lin

Chinese American Stories

Nancy Wong was born in Ung Hong village, Toy San District, China, to a restaurant owner and housewife. Growing up, Nancy felt like a child who did not know much about the world. When Nancy was seven, her mother left Nancy and her younger brother to travel to the U.S. Nancy and her brother Donald, were left with their grandmother. At age nine, her grandmother sent her to school. When Nancy was 15, her mother returned to China with three sisters and four brothers for which Nancy was to care. This began her adulthood in her mind…

Wong Family: Violet Chan (Middle), Jacob Lethbridge

Chinese American Stories

There was hardly a time growing up when Violet Chan did not have responsibilities. As a child in China, she had a major role in obtaining food for her family and caring for her mother. Later, as a teenager, she had primary responsibility for taking care of her baby brothers. Despite the duties asked of her, Violet had an underlying passion for an education and she fixed her sights on that goal…

Wong Family: Sandra Won (Middle), Oksana Ivashchenko

Chinese American Stories

Growing up in a close-knit Chinese family, Sandra Won had a happy upbringing with parents who didn’t impose adult roles on her. They made sure that she had time to be a child, to play and to experience a wide variety of activities. Her entrance into adulthood was gradual and, in her mind, was marked by a variety of ordinary events in her life…

Voice Of The People (Fa 83), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of student papers (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 83. The Voice of the People: An Understanding of Khmer, Lao and Vietnamese in Bowling Green, Kentucky. A Western Kentucky University Folk Studies project directed by Dr. Lynwood Montell, involving 9 students and 26 informants. Several of the interview transcriptions are available by downloading (Click "Download" button on the right) the finding aid and clicking on the hyperlinks in the text.

Ua68/13/4 Limited Edition, Wku Journalism

WKU Administration Documents

Newspaper created by students participating in the Minority Journalism Workshop hosted by the WKU Journalism Department.

• Clark, Ashlee. Campus Security Tightens in Wake of Murder
• Lau, Jessica. Diversity Grows, Problems Persist
• Yee, April. Home of Love
• Leong, Jennifer. State Street Baptist Church Rededication Date Set
• Cowherd, Heather. Growing Up Black in Bowling Green
• Clark, Ashlee & Aja Junior. Regents Approve Increased Budget
• Leong, Jennifer. Hispanic Ministry Provides Heartfelt Worship
• Taylor, Sean. Shake Rag Gains New Support, Awareness
• Taylor, Sean. Patriot Act Tramples Peoples' Civil Rights
• Clark, Ashlee. Got Ethics?
• Winters, Jonathan. Remove Patriotism from Flames
• Yee, April. Stereotypes
• Jefferson, Regina …

Multiracial Collaborations And Coalitions, Edward J.W. Park

Asian and Asian American Studies Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Competing Visions: Political Formation Of Korean Americans In Los Angeles, Edward J.W. Park

Asian and Asian American Studies Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Political Formation Of Korean Americans In Los Angeles: Visions Of Political Power, 1992-1996, Edward J.W. Park

Asian and Asian American Studies Faculty Works

Since the Los Angeles Civil Unrest of 1992, Korean Americans have taken their first steps toward mainstream political participation and inclusion. From its initial stages, their struggle for political empowerment has been marked by profound partisan divisions. These divisions implicate a range of issues and point to pivotal concerns that organize and divide the political formation of the Korean American community. As the Korean American community is being transformed by its political engagement, mainstream politics in Los Angeles is also undergoing change as it confronts the new issues and complexities Korean Americans have brought to the city's political agenda.

The Chinese In Mississippi: A Race In-Between, Vivian Wu Wong

Trotter Review

There is this shot in the opening scene of the movie, Mississippi Burning, where you see two water fountains. One is broken, and chipped, and water is dripping from it. The other is modern, and shining. A white guy goes up to the nice one, and the black kid goes up to the old one. I remember saying to myself "If I was in the scene, where would I drink?”

As a kid, I remember going to the theater and not knowing where I was supposed to sit. Blacks were segregated then. Colored people had to sit upstairs, and …

A Participatory Study Of The Self-Identity Of Kibei Nisei Men: A Sub Group Of Second Generation Japanese American Men, William T. Masuda

Doctoral Dissertations

At one time, the Kibei were perceived as "a minority within a minority" (Me Williams, 1944: 322) who were "distrusted in both America and Japan" (1944:321). But today, the Kibei are hardly distinguishable from the Nisei as they both enter the evening of their lives. Raised in both America and Japan, but strongly influenced in their formative years by Japanese cultural values and beliefs, they were often perceived differently by their own family, by the Japanese American community, and by the American community at large. The apparent marginality of this group, living on the fringes of or in the space …

Chinese Women As Cultural Participants And Symbols In Nineteenth Century America, Tina Michele Landroche

Dissertations and Theses

Chinese female immigrants were active cultural contributors and participants in nineteenth century America, yet Americans often simplified their roles into crude stereotypes and media symbols. The early western accounts concerning females in China created the fundamental images that were the basis of the later stereotypes of women immigrants. The fact that a majority of the period's Chinese female immigrants became prostitutes fueled anti-Chinese feelings.

This thesis investigates the general existence of Chinese prostitutes in nineteenth century America and how they were portrayed in the media. American attitudes toward white women and their images of Chinese women created the stereotype of …

Noel J. Kent's Review Of Ronald Takaki's Pau Hana: Plantation Life And Labor In Hawaii, 1835-1920, Noel J. Kent

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Gordon Pi'ianai'a'S Review Of Wayne S. Wooden's What Price Paradise? Changing Social Patterns In Hawaii, Gordon Pi'ianai'a

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 60, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue includes articles:

• Hofsass, Susan. Ku Klux Klan Members, Citizens Group Seek Support for Their Beliefs – Demonstrations, Protests
• Brann, Suzanne. All Dorms Full; Search for Housing Begins
• Madrid, Tina. Labels Help Refugees Learn New Language – Laotians
• Coffey, Judy. Seven Faculty Cited for Teaching, Research
• Parker, Brian. Sea Creatures Invade Diddle Arena; Class Earns Lifetime Certification – Scuba
• Delegates Attend Convention This Weekend – Second Congressional District Democratic Convention
• Spencer, Donna. A New Look . . . Kentucky Building Scheduled to Open July 4
• Spaulding, Paula. James …

A Gold Dream In The Blue Mountains: A Study Of The Chinese Immigrants In The John Day Area, Oregon, 1870-1910, Chia-Lin Chen

Dissertations and Theses

More than one hundred years have passed since the Chinese laborers first landed in this country in the mid-nineteenth century. Yet their history remains cloudy. This phenomenon is quite understandable if one considers the facts that most of the laborers were illiterate, did not have the ability, and never intended, to speak for themselves. It is true that many scholarly works have been published, but few were written by Chinese historians. As a matter of fact, Chinese scholars are unaware that a small number of their countrymen played a strange, pitiful role in American history. The published works reflect the …

Overseas Church And Missionary Directory, Contact

Stone-Campbell Books

No abstract provided.

Press Bulletin, Vol. Vii, No. 15, Yoshiye Takata

Japanese American WWII Incarceration Camp newspapers

Poston Relocation Center newspaper covers Poston Hospital recognition, temporary employment, re-employment programs, fire disaster, outside employment, Poston visitors, obituaries, sent messages, wartime weather, Editorial, adult education program, Wedding announcements, sports score results, holiday mail rush, and business events

Press Bulletin, Vol. Vii, No. 14b, 1942, Unknown

Japanese American WWII Incarceration Camp newspapers

Poston Relocation Center newspaper covers Trust funds, social events and festivities, new construction, Religious events, medical clinic exams, sports results, theater events and shows, equipment shipments, Red Cross, different classes, job training, and advertisement.

Press Bulletin, Vol. Vii, No. 14a, 1942, Kaz Oka

Japanese American WWII Incarceration Camp newspapers

Poston Relocation Center newspaper covers administrative personnel, government rented typewriters, workers returning, Police Academy, Practice Board, deaths, weather, editorial, Equality of Rights, engagement announcement, U.S Indian Service, anniversaries, Religious services, Social events, sports, basketball scores, boxing, and advertisement.

Press Bulletin, Vol. Vii, No. 12, 1942, Margaret Hirashima

Japanese American WWII Incarceration Camp newspapers

Poston Relocation Center newspaper covers Poston committees, children's benefit event, Poston newspaper magazine, sports event and rules, sport results, new clinic, Religious services, wartime weather, safety classes, adult classes, social events, Lost and found, sports game results, scheduled weather, Feminine Touch, Sunday comics and an editorial.

Press Bulletin, Vol. Vii, No. 11, 1942, Unknown

Japanese American WWII Incarceration Camp newspapers

Poston Relocation Center newspaper covers employment program, tree delivery, workers returning, formation of Poston II congress, wartime weather, social outings, social events, pay day change, rehearsals, religious services, art exhibit, special Poston Japanese Christmas edition.

Press Bulletin, Vol. Vii, No. 10, 1942, Isao Fukuba

Japanese American WWII Incarceration Camp newspapers

Poston Relocation Center newspaper covers settled negotiations, new press machine, allowances, special holiday magazine, an editorial, announcements, statements, weather, social events, class registrations, census data, new and remodeled spaces, birth notices, first aid classes, religious services, library donations, sports score results cancelled sports classes, and social tournament,

Press Bulletin, Vol. Vii, No. 9, 1942, Unknown

Japanese American WWII Incarceration Camp newspapers

Poston Relocation Center newspaper covers emergency committeemen, Strikers subject to penalty, martial law, water systems, cancelled movie, groups cancelled, cash advance, clothing allowance, first aid classes, filing card, small pox survey, and sports score results.

Press Bulletin, Vol. Vii, No. 8, 1942, Kaz Oka

Japanese American WWII Incarceration Camp newspapers

Poston Relocation Center covers civic leaders, W.R.A policy, FBI cooperation, lost and found, classified ads, scouting problems, occupational group, memberships, government courses, obituary, trust fund forum, community council, sports score results, Y.B.A officers elected, classified ad, musicians needed, clubs, and project policy.

Press Bulletin, Vol. Vii, No. 7, 1942, Unknown

Japanese American WWII Incarceration Camp newspapers

Poston Relocation Center newspaper covers weather report, new general store, Nisei sergeants, National Book week, birth notices, truck crops, new building, leadership training, sports score results, stolen items, "College Night", help wanted ads, clubs, letters to the editor, classes, pharmacy requests, population increase.

Press Bulletin, Vol. Vii, No. 6, 1942, Kaz Oka

Japanese American WWII Incarceration Camp newspapers

Poston Relocation Center newspaper covers weather report, cash advances, cotton work, conferences, U.S Senator visit, community enterprise, meetings, Rec department, social welfare, deliveries, weekly classes, sports events,social parties, letters of the editor, Sunday school, feminine touch, Magazine section, and Sunday comics.

Press Bulletin, Vol. Vii, No. 5, 1942, Unknown

Japanese American WWII Incarceration Camp newspapers

Poston Relocation Center newspaper covers Nisei Police, weather report, post office, clothing fund, Red Cross graduates, birth notices, cotton picking, councilmen, Religious services, school pep rally, workers returning home, book shipments, letter to the editor, P.T.A meeting, sports score results, ad for grand opening.