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First published in 1982 by Japan Publicity, Inc., [1] the Rafu Telephone Guide (羅府テレフォンガイド） is an annually published bilingual business telephone directory for Los Angeles, San Diego, and Las Vegas, and was the first Japanese–English bilingual telephone directory published in California by Chieko Mori and later Toshihiko Takabatake.
Little Tokyo is still a cultural focal point for Los Angeles's Japanese American population. [21] It is mainly a work, cultural, religious, restaurant and shopping district, because Japanese Americans today are likely to live in nearby cities such as Torrance, Gardena, and Monterey Park, as well as the Sawtelle district in the Westside of Los ...
By 1941, there were about 36,000 ethnic Japanese people in Los Angeles County. [3] Not long after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which authorized military commanders to exclude "any or all persons" from certain areas in the name of national defense, the Western Defense Command began ordering Japanese Americans living on the West Coast to present ...
Eindhoven, The Netherlands is a leading area in technology, stems from Eindhoven University of Technology, ASML and Philips. Toronto and Waterloo Region is a globally prominent technology corridor with companies such as BlackBerry, Desire2Learn and research centers including the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and MaRS Discovery ...
The villa that forms the district's centerpiece was constructed from 1911 to 1914 by artisans and craftsmen from Japan for the German-American Adolph Leopold Bernheimer (1866-1944) and Eugene Elija Bernheimer (1865-1924) [noted as brothers to Charles L. Bernheimer] to house their collection of Japanese art and valuable items. Mainly acquired in ...
Fujitsu is showcasing technology for analysing human movement which it says could be used to help preserve traditional culture as Japan grapples with a shrinking population. Visitors at a trade ...
NAC offers MEXT Curriculum Guideline-based curriculum mainly for the children of Japanese expatriates living in Los Angeles metropolitan area. Classes are held from Monday to Friday, with the first period of the day beginning at 8:30 AM and the last period ending at 3 PM for the kindergarten, 3:15 PM / 4:15 PM / 5 PM for the elementary school ...
This category includes articles related to the culture and history of Japanese Americans in Los Angeles, California. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.