A party at the IISF. Men and women in festive evening clothes sit at tables talking with each other; streamers decorate the ceiling. Names of people identified include: back of room, far right: Eric Robertson, Vice President of the International Institute of San Francisco, Norma Sigmund, Betty James, Martha Parker, Chin Y. Lee, Helga Holm. Far l...
Creator:
Studio A
Created:
1950 - 1959
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Six members of a band play their instruments onstage at a party sponsored on stage. A couple dances to the music in the left foreground of the picture. One musician is identified (center standing) Michael Rays, on maracas. The other musicians play a piano, guitar, bongo and conga drums.
Creator:
Studio A
Created:
1950 - 1959
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Four young children of Asian descent walk arm-in-arm down a busy city street in the early-mid 1960s. The signs on the buildings are bilingual (English and Chinese) and offer a variety of services, such as a florist shop, Chinese restaurants, and an appliance store. The children have just walked by a building that advertises itself, in both Engli...
Creator:
Rey, Michael E.
Created:
1950 - 1959
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Three young women and two young men dressed in evening clothes, each stand behind a selection of traditional ethnic foods for sale. Some of the group wear ribbons labeled "Food Committee" and "Greeter." Foods for sale include: "Dulce de Coco," Japanese "Yo-Kan," and Japanese "Omanju."
Contributor:
International Institute of San Francisco
Created:
1950 - 1959
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Four young people stand behind a banquet table that holds plates of traditional ethnic foods for sale. The foods include, L to R, "Cubiertos de Calabasa (pumpkin) and Camote (sweet pepper)," "Mexican Tostadas," "American Hot Dogs," "Danish Friccadillas, and "Chinese Cookies."
Contributor:
International Institute of San Francisco
Created:
1950 - 1959
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
N.G. Pinedo (left), John W. Acosta (center), both of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, offer their support to Tomas Garcia (right) of the International Institute. Garcia, who previously directed YMCA camps for Mexican boys, organizes projects to help and entertain boys and girls of the San Francisco Mission Area.
Creator:
Stewart and Skelton Studios
Contributor:
International Institute of San Francisco
Created:
1950 - 1959
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Three Japanese-American women and one child sit around a table decorated for the Christmas holidays. The woman on the far right wears a traditional kimono; the other two women and the child wear contemporary clothes. Each of the women holds a wrapped Christmas present. The Japanese-American Family Club was formed to provide an association whereb...
Creator:
Jewett, S. William
Created:
1950 - 1959
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
A group photograph of the "Latin Ladies Sewing Club" on a picnic. The group is comprised mostly of older women, with children or grandchildren also present.
Created:
1950 - 1959
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Mrs. Georgia T. Bardizian, IISF caseworker, talks with Andrew Tseng, originally from China. The text of the photo caption reads: Andrew Tseng, owner and operator of the Crestview Garage and Service Station, graduated from the University of Detroit (B.S.) and the University of Michigan (M.S.) as a civil engineer. He has traveled in Europe as well...
Contributor:
International Institute of San Francisco
Created:
1950 - 1959
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
A group of performers, many dressed in traditional Eastern European clothing, stand on the stairs at the IISF and sing. One woman plays an accordian, while others sing aloud from books with "Christmas" written on the cover. A poster for the United Nations hangs on the wall.
Contributor:
International Institute of San Francisco
Created:
1950 - 1959
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Two older women of Asian descent stand behind a table that has plates, a tea set, a lamp, and a cooking pot. The front of the table has a small sign that reads "fried rice, 25 cents." The woman on the right wears a traditional ethnic costume.
Created:
1950 - 1959
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.