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Scholars to Discuss New Research About Iconic WWII-Era Photo at Nov. 7 Symposium
A historic photograph by Jack Iwata depicting two white buses and a crowd of people saying goodbyes outside the Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple has long stood as an icon of the forced removal of Japanese Americans from Little Tokyo in 1942. The site it depicts later became the original location of the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), which now holds the photo in its collection.
On Saturday, Nov. 7, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the symposium “Two Buses Set Out: Japanese American Photography, History, and Memory” will explore new research about the photograph and its connection to Japanese American history. Co-presented by JANM and the Yanai Initiative at UCLA, the symposium will take place at JANM, 100 N. Central Ave. in Little Tokyo.
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