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- Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders for Obama Button, 2012 - President Barack Obama was reelected to a second term in 2012. Obama assembled a coalition of African Americans, Latinos, women, blue-collar progressives and other ethnic and economic groups to defeat Mitt Romney, his Republican challenger. Obama's campaign organization created a multitude of buttons to appeal to his diverse political supporters.
- 2012
- Collections - Artifact
Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders for Obama Button, 2012
President Barack Obama was reelected to a second term in 2012. Obama assembled a coalition of African Americans, Latinos, women, blue-collar progressives and other ethnic and economic groups to defeat Mitt Romney, his Republican challenger. Obama's campaign organization created a multitude of buttons to appeal to his diverse political supporters.
- "The Yellow Pages," 2022 -
- 2022
- Collections - Artifact
"The Yellow Pages," 2022
- "Justice for Vincent Chin," July 11, 1989 -
- July 11, 1989
- Collections - Artifact
"Justice for Vincent Chin," July 11, 1989
- Michiko Iseri, Choreographer and Dancer in Rodgers & Hammerstein's "The King and I," 1955 - American-born Michiko Iseri (1923-2024) studied traditional Asian dance from an early age. Interned in a relocation camp with others of Japanese ancestry during World War II and released in 1944, Iseri moved to New York and continued teaching. Iseri is remembered as a featured dancer and choreographer in Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical <em>The King and I</em> in the 1950s, bringing greater authenticity to the production.
- 1955
- Collections - Artifact
Michiko Iseri, Choreographer and Dancer in Rodgers & Hammerstein's "The King and I," 1955
American-born Michiko Iseri (1923-2024) studied traditional Asian dance from an early age. Interned in a relocation camp with others of Japanese ancestry during World War II and released in 1944, Iseri moved to New York and continued teaching. Iseri is remembered as a featured dancer and choreographer in Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical The King and I in the 1950s, bringing greater authenticity to the production.
- "The Yellow Pages," 1998 -
- 1998
- Collections - Artifact
"The Yellow Pages," 1998
- "BLM," 2021 -
- 2021
- Collections - Artifact
"BLM," 2021
- Michiko Iseri and Tayeko Iseri at the Heart Mountain Japanese Relocation Center, 1942-1944 - During World War II, the War Relocation Authority removed and unjustly incarcerated more than 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry into War Relocation Camps. Michiko Iseri (left) taught traditional Asian dances to other internees at the Heart Mountain, Wyoming camp. Michiko continued to teach dance after being released in 1944 and is remembered for her choreography in Rodgers and Hammerstein's <em>The King and I</em> in the 1950s.
- 1942-1944
- Collections - Artifact
Michiko Iseri and Tayeko Iseri at the Heart Mountain Japanese Relocation Center, 1942-1944
During World War II, the War Relocation Authority removed and unjustly incarcerated more than 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry into War Relocation Camps. Michiko Iseri (left) taught traditional Asian dances to other internees at the Heart Mountain, Wyoming camp. Michiko continued to teach dance after being released in 1944 and is remembered for her choreography in Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I in the 1950s.