Japanese American Historical Mapping Project
JAHMP owes its existence to a 2004-2005 California Civil Liberties Public Education Program grant (CCLPEP) grant to fund:
- An educational website for classroom teachers, students, researchers, community organizations
- Migration mapping histories of Palos Verdes vegetable growers for preservation
- Mapping assets & staff for an ArcGIS database at CSULB Dept. of Geography to map and digitize ranch sites
- Deposit of JAHMP archives & report into State of California Library archives, to the Office of Historic Preservation
Most of all, JAHMP expresses profound appreciation to Issei-Nisei vegetable grower families who willingly contributed their stories, time and family photos over a two-year period. It took personal courage to relive their memories of World War II and determination to pass on the history to their grandchildren and future generations. Also support for JAHMP efforts from the Palos Verdes Reunion and San Pedro Hillbillies groups
JAHMP shares the mission of the Preserving California Japantowns which is surveying over 40 small Japanese American community history and buildings for preservation. See their website at: www.californiajapantowns.org
A personal acknowledgment to Prof. Lane Ryo Hirabayshi, who inspired this project by sending maps that piqued my curiosity so much – I had to "do something." Prof. Hirabayshi is the first UCLA Asian American Studies appointment to the George & Sakaye Aratani Professor of Japanese American Internment, Redress and Community Endowment.
JAHMP TEAMS
Project Coordinator: Dale Ann Sato
JAHMP Website Developers:
Jonathan Lee, Special Brand
Keri Kaba, Kabahead Kreations
Dale Sato, website writer/researcher
JAHMP Migration Mapping Interviews:
Dale Ann Sato, oral historian, research coordinator
Brian Minami, photographer. recording/scanning assistance, www.minamipictures.com
JAHMP Research Team:
Susan Hamada, Marie Masumoto, Nancy Uyematsu, Yoko Okunishi, Mas Ansho Uchima, Prof. Takeo Yamamoto, Translation: Hajime Ohno, Takao Yamaguchi
JAHMP GIS Mapping Team:
Prof. Christopher Lee, CSULB Dept. of Geography, Graduate Advisor
GIS database developers: Deirdre Miller, Saori Nemoto, Michael Howard, Kristin and CSULB Dept of Geography Lab Staff
Family Descendant Consults/Material Preps: Janna and Grace Watanabe, Fumiye Nishizaki, Muts Hirose, Aki Hiraga, Namiye Aiso, Kiyomi Nakano, Sumi Seki, Hideko Shono, Allen Nakano, Daniel Sakai, Jim Nanamura (local consult), Simon Kim (Uni-Foto/Del Amo)
JAHMP Community Affiliations:- California Japanese American Community Leadership Council – Preserving California Japantowns
Jill Shiraki, Project Coordinator - Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy – White Point Preserve
Prof. Allen Franz, Marymount College-Palos Verdes - South Bay Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) – Amy Philips, 2006 President, Diane Tanaka-Suzuki, South Bay Oral History Project Coordinator, for equipment loan and support, Anne Inoue, esq. legal consultant
- Japanese American Historical Society, Southern California (JAHSSC) Jack Fujimoto, 2006 President, for equipment loan and resources