Resources
Article from the Museum Magazine:
List of Southern California area Japanese-style gardens (PDF 21KB)
Landscaping America exhibition bibliography (PDF 35KB) DiscoverNikkei.org Resources
Nikkei Album collections
Landscaping America: Beyond the Japanese Garden – Timeline
Mie Gakure: Discovering Nikkei Gardeners and their Communities
Landscaping America: Occidental College Student Research
Japanese Garden postcards
Real People Video Archives Lou Kitashima - Sansei gardener from Los Angeles. Once known as the "Gardener for the Stars" John Naka - Bonsai master instrumental in spreading the art of bonsai throughout the western world Mas Kodani: A Japanese American gardening dance - Rev. Masao Kodani, co-founder of Kinnara Taiko, talks about writing the "Gardener's Dance"
Articles Nurturing a Family Business: The Yamaguchi Bonsai Nursery from the Summer 2007 issue of the Japanese American National Museum Member Magazine Reinventing Culture - Japanese Style Gardens in America by Carla Tengan The Cultural Implications and Authenticity of Japanese-style Gardens of California by Justin Tanaka Reflections of a Gardener's Son by Yosh Kuromiya Japanese American Gardeners: Their Stories and Their Landscapes from the Museum Store Online A Yonsei's Reflections...on Unearthing My Family's Values by Vicky Murakami-Tsuda Half Enough - The East L.A. Gardeners Association sign on First Street by Victoria Kraus The Making of Mamo's Weeds: Mystery of an L.A. Gardener's Life by Naomi Hirahara More to come! |

