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Mitsu, Margaret, Jane and Roy Nakai and baby, Manzanar Relocation Center
The photograph depicts the Nakai family in their living quarters from within the Manzanar Relocation Center. The photograph shows two women as well as three younger children, the photograph being one of many families whom found themselves placed into…
Letter to Helen McNary from Fusa Tsumagari, Arcadia, California, August 9, 1942
The letter is written from within Santa Anita Assembly Center, the letter first thanks McNary for sending her candy and a book for her to use in the camp. But then speaks of a riot that stemmed from the army from outside San Francisco ordered the…
Oath from Arthur Ashford Wilder to provisional government
This source is a handwritten oath from Arthur Ashford Wilder swearing allegiance to the 1893 provisional government. In 1893 the Hawaiian government was overthrown with the support of the American military. The monarchy was forcibly removed and Queen…
‘Who’ll get the wishbone’
The source is a political caricature which shows ‘Uncle Sam’, a personification of the United States, cutting a chicken and questioning which child (shown as Cuba and Hawaii) will get the wishbone. This source was published at the time of the…
Soldier in the Los Angeles Riots
A white soldier equipped with battlefield standard armour and clothing holding an M-16 assault rifle against the backdrop of a wall with graffiti on it regarding the tension between the people who were rioting and the police department. Written on…
Cover of Time Magazine 11 May 1992
Image of a group of armed riot police running down a street with a blazing fire in the background caused by rioters in the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. TIME written in bold red letters at the top of the cover, a motif of Time Magazine. Underneath there is…
Screen Cartoonist Guild strike against Walt Disney Studio, 1941
This source is a black and white photograph showing members of the ‘Screen Cartoonists Guild’ protesting outside of the RKO palace theatre that is showing Disney’s ‘The Reluctant Dragon’. The marchers include both men and women holding up signs. Due…
Lili’uokalani’s vetoing the annexation of Hawaii.
Ex Queen Lili’uokalani’s resistance to the annexation of Hawaii is of the utmost importance when considering annexation. This newspaper article paints her in a power-hungry light and only leaves the last column on the page to discuss her veto against…
Letter from Lili’uokalani, Queen of Hawai’i to U.S. House of Representatives protesting U.S. assertion of ownership of Hawaii
This is an image of the typed document written by the Queen of Hawai’i in protest of the United States’ overthrow of her monarchy and the implementation of an American Government. Her use of the English language and the typed form, suggests the…
The flower from Lincoln's grave: sung with great success by James Holbertson words by Burton Lawrence; music by James Holbertson
This is sheet music for a tribute song to Abraham Lincoln, written by Burton Lawrence and sung by James Holberton. The lyrics suggest that it derives from an African-American perspective, with “dis darkey’s” and “ole massa”, who undoubtedly holds…