Schedule, outline, and notes for classroom history talks on forced removal, Nikkei experience, and redress, given by Miki and Homer Yasui at Portland area middle and high schools (in English), 1975-1985
Scope and Contents
Series 4 documents advocacy work by Homer Yasui and his wife, Miki (Yabe) Yasui, from the late 1970s to the late 2010s. Topics include their speaking engagements, projects, and events in support of Japanese American history and remembrance, the Yasui family’s efforts for redress and history education, and their leadership and involvement with various organizations, including the Japanese American Museum of Oregon, which they helped to found in 1993 as the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center.
Dates
- Creation: 1975-1985
Creator
- From the Collection: Yasui, Homer, 1924-2023 (Compiler, Person)
- From the Collection: Yasui, Miki, 1926-2018 (Compiler, Person)
- From the Collection: Yasui family (Family)
- From the Collection: Yasui, Masuo (Person)
- From the Collection: Yasui Bros. Co. (Hood River, Or.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research, with the exception of one folder of materials that is restricted until 2047.
Extent
From the Collection: 19.76 Cubic Feet (38 legal document cases; 2 flat boxes (14x18); 1 oversize flat box (19x25); 1 card file box (9x12x6); 1 small card file box (6x12x4); 1 oversize folder (24x36))
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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Portland OR 97205 United States
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