M. Katayama and Ben Nakagawa Collection
PARTNER
Densho
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COLLECTION ID
ddr-densho-510
DESCRIPTION
The M. Katayama and Ben Nakayama Collection consists of correspondence by M. and Kathy Katayama, and Ben Nakayama in response to Bob Hope's use of the word "Jap" in a speech to the Boy Scout jamboree in 1973. The Katayamas wrote letters to various leaders, officials, and personal representatives seeking condemnation and an apology from Bob Hope to the Japanese American community. Ben Nakayama, president of the Seattle Japanese American Citizen's League at the time of the incident, was quoted in many articles, and received hate mail for his comments.
INCLUSIVE UNIT DATE
August 11, 1973-September 6, 1973
BULK UNIT DATE
1973
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
37 letters, 17 clippings, and 2 pages of notes
CONTRIBUTOR
Densho
CREATORS
- Katayama, M. (author)
- Nakagawa, Ben (author)
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of the Nakagawa Family, Bif Brigman, and Dale Watanabe, Densho
RIGHTS
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
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