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Title
Oral History Interview with Shigeno Hoka Nishimi
Created Date
September 22nd, 1992
Description
Issei female, born May 20, 1902 to a farm family. After her basic education, she took up sewing as an art form and also practiced calligraphy. She married Toshihiko Nishimi who worked in an arts and antiques company in Los Angeles. They were married in January 1924, just prior to passage of the Immigration Exclusion Act. By the time the family moved to Sacramento, prior to WWII, Shigeno had credentials to teach ikebana (flower arranging), and was the only teacher in the Sacramento area. In 1942, at the age of forty, Shigeno and her family were evacuated to Walerga Assembly Center, then to Tule Lake, California. Shigeno taught ikebana using available plants, daikon (Japanese radish), carrots, and paper flowers. Her containers were dishes. Arrangements were impaled on upturned nails imbedded in wood (kenzan or frogs) made by carpenters. The family returned to Sacramento in January 1946. Shigeno describes resettlement. Well-known among followers of the Ikebana Society, her given flower name is Hoka. She continued to hone her artistic skills by returning to Kyoto occasionally and regularly attending International Ikebana Conferences in San Francisco. She also held classes in Yuba City, Marysville and Sacramento.
Creators and Contributors
Creator:
Florin Japanese American Citizens League
Interviewer: Kanemoto, Marion
Interviewee: Nishimi, Shigeno Hoka
Interviewer: Kanemoto, Marion
Interviewee: Nishimi, Shigeno Hoka
Language
Media Type
Format
Audio cassette
Extent
2
Tapes
Generation
Master
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Country of Creation
United States
Contributing Organization
Call Number
TC317
Contributing Organization Contact Information
Email: lib-scua@saclink.csus.edu
Phone: (916) 278-5240
Phone: (916) 278-5240
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Link to Internet Archive
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Additional Technical Notes for Item
Tape #2 side 1, 1/3 only
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Oral history interview with Shigeno Hoka Nishimi
Duration
1:12:32