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Browsing Local History Articles by "Kathy McKenzie Nichols"
Nihon Bunka/Japanese Culture: One Hundred Years in the Pajaro Valley, by
Jane W. Borg and Kathy McKenzie Nichols
No records are known to exist that precisely pinpoint the date that the Japanese came to the Pajaro Valley. It ... [Read more]
Nihon Bunka/Japanese Culture: One Hundred Years in the Pajaro Valley, by
Jane W. Borg and Kathy McKenzie Nichols
Agriculture brought pioneer Japanese immigrants to the Pajaro Valley one hundred years ago. A century later, agriculture is still the ... [Read more]
Nihon Bunka/Japanese Culture: One Hundred Years in the Pajaro Valley, by
Jane W. Borg and Kathy McKenzie Nichols
Japan's fateful decision to drop bombs on Pearl Harbor did more than destroy ships and planes - it also exploded ... [Read more]
Nihon Bunka/Japanese Culture: One Hundred Years in the Pajaro Valley, by
Jane W. Borg and Kathy McKenzie Nichols
The Issei had come to the Pajaro Valley with dreams of a new land where they could prosper. Now, after ... [Read more]
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I was sitting at my desk in the Boulder Creek Library talking on the phone with an other member of the staff, Gary, who was the Central Library. It was a phone with an extra long cord, so I stood up and paced away from the desk while still talking. ..." [More]
Excerpted from "Oh, No!" - A Close Call at the Boulder Creek Library by Fred Ulrich
