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Asian Americans: South Bay/Los Angeles Nisei
(California: California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive),
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When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Issei (first generation immigrants) and their Nisei children were well established in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County. Some raised fruit, vegetables and flowers on undeveloped land that they rented or farmed as sharecroppers. Others formed cooperatives or corporations to...
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When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Issei (first generation immigrants) and their Nisei children were well established in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County. Some raised fruit, vegetables and flowers on undeveloped land that they rented or farmed as sharecroppers. Others formed cooperatives or corporations to sell and distribute produce while still others started small businesses to serve Japanese and other residents in the area.
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Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive
Topic / Theme
Ethnic groups, Law, Politics, War, World War II, 1939-1945, Bombing of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, Japanese American Internment, 1942-1945
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Southeast Asian History: Cambodian Life Histories
(California: California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive),
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Starting in the late 1970s, after the fall of Khmer Rouge, the Cambodian population of Long Beach swelled and the city became home to the largest Cambodian population outside of Cambodia. The origins of the Cambodian community in Long Beach, however, date back to the late 1950s, when an exchange program brought st...
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Starting in the late 1970s, after the fall of Khmer Rouge, the Cambodian population of Long Beach swelled and the city became home to the largest Cambodian population outside of Cambodia. The origins of the Cambodian community in Long Beach, however, date back to the late 1950s, when an exchange program brought students from Cambodia to CSULB to study, some of who remained. In 1975, the first wave of 4,600 Cambodian immigrants arrived. These peop...
Starting in the late 1970s, after the fall of Khmer Rouge, the Cambodian population of Long Beach swelled and the city became home to the largest Cambodian population outside of Cambodia. The origins of the Cambodian community in Long Beach, however, date back to the late 1950s, when an exchange program brought students from Cambodia to CSULB to study, some of who remained. In 1975, the first wave of 4,600 Cambodian immigrants arrived. These people who either were able to escape Cambodia before the Khmer Rouge takeover, or who were outside of the country at the time, were generally highly educated. In 1977 they established the first Cambodian community agency (United Cambodian Community).
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Letters and Diaries
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Oral history, Interview
Publisher
California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive
Topic / Theme
Armed forces, Politics, War, Cambodian Civil War, 1970-1975
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Long Beach Area History: Terminal Island Issei/Nisei
(California: California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive),
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When the Los Angeles Terminal Railroad connected the city to the coastal communities of Long Beach and San Pedro in the 1890s, Rattlesnake Island, the narrow strip of land in the channel across from San Pedro became linked to Los Angeles and was renamed Terminal Island. A lively recreational area known as Brighton...
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When the Los Angeles Terminal Railroad connected the city to the coastal communities of Long Beach and San Pedro in the 1890s, Rattlesnake Island, the narrow strip of land in the channel across from San Pedro became linked to Los Angeles and was renamed Terminal Island. A lively recreational area known as Brighton Beach soon developed in one part of the island and thrived until its demise in the late 1910s, when dredging deposits caused the water...
When the Los Angeles Terminal Railroad connected the city to the coastal communities of Long Beach and San Pedro in the 1890s, Rattlesnake Island, the narrow strip of land in the channel across from San Pedro became linked to Los Angeles and was renamed Terminal Island. A lively recreational area known as Brighton Beach soon developed in one part of the island and thrived until its demise in the late 1910s, when dredging deposits caused the water to recede.
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Letters and Diaries
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Oral history, Interview
Publisher
California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive
Topic / Theme
Ethnic groups, Politics, World War II, 1939-1945, Cambodian Civil War, 1970-1975
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California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive
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Southeast Asian History: Hmong
(California: California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive),
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The Hmong are subsistence farming mountain people who live in China and Southeast Asia. Many of those in Laos allied themselves with the US during the Vietnam war, hoping to protect their way of life. They are one of the montangard groups referred to in discussions of the war. Many worked directly with the CIA in...
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The Hmong are subsistence farming mountain people who live in China and Southeast Asia. Many of those in Laos allied themselves with the US during the Vietnam war, hoping to protect their way of life. They are one of the montangard groups referred to in discussions of the war. Many worked directly with the CIA in northern Laos and some were part of the Hmong guerilla/Royal Lao Army under General Vang Pao. In May, 1975, following the withdrawal of...
The Hmong are subsistence farming mountain people who live in China and Southeast Asia. Many of those in Laos allied themselves with the US during the Vietnam war, hoping to protect their way of life. They are one of the montangard groups referred to in discussions of the war. Many worked directly with the CIA in northern Laos and some were part of the Hmong guerilla/Royal Lao Army under General Vang Pao. In May, 1975, following the withdrawal of US forces from Vietnam and the communist victories in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, the CIA evacuated 2,500 Hmong from Long Cheng, the CIA stronghold. Over the course of the next ten years, it is estimated that more than 100,000 Hmong fled to Thailand.
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Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive
Topic / Theme
Ethnic groups, Armed forces, Politics, War, Vietnam War, 1956-1975
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California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive
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Southeast Asian History: Life in Cambodia, 1979 to 1993
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In contrast to most oral histories of Cambodians that focus either on the Khmer Rouge period or the immigration experience, this mainly Khmer language series documents life in Cambodia in the post-Khmer Rouge years, up to the time of the 1993 national elections. The interviews were conducted as part of a research...
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In contrast to most oral histories of Cambodians that focus either on the Khmer Rouge period or the immigration experience, this mainly Khmer language series documents life in Cambodia in the post-Khmer Rouge years, up to the time of the 1993 national elections. The interviews were conducted as part of a research project by a CSULB student who went to Cambodia to work with CANDO (Cambodian American National Development Organization) in preparatio...
In contrast to most oral histories of Cambodians that focus either on the Khmer Rouge period or the immigration experience, this mainly Khmer language series documents life in Cambodia in the post-Khmer Rouge years, up to the time of the 1993 national elections. The interviews were conducted as part of a research project by a CSULB student who went to Cambodia to work with CANDO (Cambodian American National Development Organization) in preparation for the elections. All the narrators were living in Phnom Penh at the time. However, some had returned to their provincial villages after the defeat of the Khmer Rouge and only later moved to Phnom Pen to advance their education or their careers. [View Collection Details] [View Repository Details] [10 interview(s) listed in this collection]
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Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive
Topic / Theme
Cambodian Civil War, 1970-1975
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Labor History: Garment Workers
(California: California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive),
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Starting in the early 20th century, women worked in both men's and women's garment manufacturing, and were members of the unions that eventually represented these two industries. The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America represented the workers in the men's clothing industry and aligned immediately with the newl...
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Starting in the early 20th century, women worked in both men's and women's garment manufacturing, and were members of the unions that eventually represented these two industries. The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America represented the workers in the men's clothing industry and aligned immediately with the newly organized CIO in the 1930s. The International Ladies Garment Workers, which represented workers in the women's clothing industry, rem...
Starting in the early 20th century, women worked in both men's and women's garment manufacturing, and were members of the unions that eventually represented these two industries. The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America represented the workers in the men's clothing industry and aligned immediately with the newly organized CIO in the 1930s. The International Ladies Garment Workers, which represented workers in the women's clothing industry, remained aligned with the AFL, except for a brief two year period.
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Letters and Diaries
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Oral history, Interview
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California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive
Topic / Theme
Economics, Ethnic groups, Labor force
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Earl Beebe
(California: California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive),
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Earl Beebe worked for the Signal Hill Chamber of Commerce for more than twenty years. Both large, international and small, independent oil and supply companies belong to the Chamber. It focuses on solving problems common to all of its members. Beebe also grew up on Signal Hill and remembers the early days of the o...
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Earl Beebe worked for the Signal Hill Chamber of Commerce for more than twenty years. Both large, international and small, independent oil and supply companies belong to the Chamber. It focuses on solving problems common to all of its members. Beebe also grew up on Signal Hill and remembers the early days of the oil boom.
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive
Topic / Theme
Communities, Economics, History, Labor force
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Long Beach Area History: Signal Hill
(California: California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive),
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Oil was discovered on Signal Hill, north of the City of Long Beach, in 1921. Soon more wells were brought it and the field spread into the City. As more people moved into the area to work on the wells and the developments that followed them, people in pre-existing neighborhoods worried that the field's spread migh...
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Oil was discovered on Signal Hill, north of the City of Long Beach, in 1921. Soon more wells were brought it and the field spread into the City. As more people moved into the area to work on the wells and the developments that followed them, people in pre-existing neighborhoods worried that the field's spread might bring out of control wells, smelly sump holes and dangerous equipment near their homes. In response, Long Beach adopted regulations t...
Oil was discovered on Signal Hill, north of the City of Long Beach, in 1921. Soon more wells were brought it and the field spread into the City. As more people moved into the area to work on the wells and the developments that followed them, people in pre-existing neighborhoods worried that the field's spread might bring out of control wells, smelly sump holes and dangerous equipment near their homes. In response, Long Beach adopted regulations that limited oil development. Even as the City incorporated outlying neighborhoods that filled with the homes of oil workers and those in related industries, people on top of the hill, near the center of petroleum development, resisted. And in 1926 they incorporated their own City of Signal Hill which is completely surrounded by the City of Long Beach.
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Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive
Topic / Theme
Economics, Environment, Labor force
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California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive
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California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive
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Marvin Haney
(California: California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive),
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Marvin Haney was active in the early development of the Alumni Association when they began sponsoring booster activities for athletic teams and other aspects of campus programs.
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Marvin Haney was active in the early development of the Alumni Association when they began sponsoring booster activities for athletic teams and other aspects of campus programs.
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Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive
Topic / Theme
Education
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Amalia Conray
(California: California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive),
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Amalia Conray, was a dedicated educator and public health advocate.
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Amalia Conray, was a dedicated educator and public health advocate.
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive
Topic / Theme
Economics, Labor force
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