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Bonner (Mitchell I.) photographs and ephemera, 1974-2023
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Summary
- Title:
- Mitchell I. Bonner photographs and ephemera
- Dates:
- 1974-2023
- Creators:
- Bonner, Mitchell I.
- Abstract:
- This collection comprises approximately 3,000 photographs and slides taken by Mitchell Bonner between 1975 and 2001, as well as printed ephemera collected by him through 2015. The images document Iu Mien, Lao, Khmer, Vietnamese, and Cambodian community social and cultural events throughout Northern California, primarily the San Francisco Bay area. The emphasis is on Laotian American communities. The ephemera includes programs, posters and flyers from cultural, religious, and popular culture events, refugee publications, pamphlets and brochures from refugee assistance agencies, and other materials related to social services, education, and refugees. The collection also includes a small amount of material documenting other Asian American communities in California, including Burmese, Thai, Filipino, and Tibetan.
- Extent:
- 7.7 Linear Feet (10 boxes, 2 oversized folders 275 digitized images) and 4.0 unprocessed linear feet
- Language:
- Collection materials are in English and several Southeast Asian languages, including Burmese, Lao, and Vietnamese.
- Preferred citation:
-
Mitchell I. Bonner photographs and ephemera. MS-SEA006. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Background
- Scope and content:
-
This collection comprises approximately 3,000 photographs and slides taken by Mitchell Bonner between 1975 and 2001, as well as printed ephemera collected by him through 2014. The images document Iu Mien, Lao, Khmer, Vietnamese, and Cambodian community social and cultural events throughout Northern California, primarily the San Francisco Bay area. The emphasis is on Laotian American communities. The ephemera includes programs, posters and flyers from cultural, religious, and popular culture events, refugee publications, pamphlets and brochures from refugee assistance agencies, and other materials related to social services, education, and refugees. The collection also includes a small amount of material documenting other Asian American communities in California, including Burmese, Thai, Filipino, and Tibetan.
- Biographical / historical:
-
Mitchell I. Bonner has been active in the San Francisco Bay area's Southeast Asian American communities since 1975, when the first Lao and Hmong refugees moved to the area. Over the years Bonner has documented both daily life and special community events, through photographing private and public activities in the Southeast Asian community. His photographs include images dating from a 1975 Christmas party for Vietnamese refugees at San Francisco's International Student Center, to a 2000 Laos New Year's celebration in Richmond, California.
Bonner has traveled to Laos four times, and has helped to organize various Laotian festivals and dances. He was a volunteer with the International Student Center in San Francisco until it closed at the end of 1976. Many Vietnamese refugee students used the center, which offered inexpensive cultural and recreational activities and a dining room for international students at San Francisco colleges and universities. It was there that Bonner met a Lao-Vietnamese man, who introduced him to the arriving Lao and Hmong refugees being settled into San Francisco. Bonner was also introduced to Southeast Asian refugees in the San Francisco neighborhood where he lived, which was the original receiving neighborhood in that city for Southeast Asian refugees. Bonner owns a personal Southeast Asia collection of over 3,000 items on Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam, including books, audio and video recordings, documents and maps, and handicraft items.
- Acquisition information:
- Gifts of Mitchell I. Bonner, 1997-2023.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Karen Rosen, 2002. Additions added by Zoe MacLeod, 2018, 2022. Additions added by Hanako Ishizuka-Gunderson, 2024.
- Arrangement:
-
This collection is arranged in two series:
- Series 1. Visual materials, 1975-2001. 2 linear feet
- Series 2. Printed ephemera, 1976-2002. 2 linear feet
The collection also contains six unprocessed additions:
- Accession 2002.035. Unprocessed addition 2002-2006, 1980-2006 (Bulk, 2001-2002). 2 linear feet
- Accession 2012.039. Unprocessed addition 2012, 2006-2012. 0.3 linear feet
- Accession 2014.008. Unprocessed addition 2014, (1974, 1979, 2003-2014, Bulk 2011-2013). 0.5 linear feet
- Accession 2018.031. Unprocessed addition 2018, (2011-2015). 0.4 linear feet
- Accession 2019.038. Unprocessed addition 2019, (2018-2019). 0.4 linear feet
- Unprocessed additions 2022, (2014-2021). 1.0 linear feet
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Laotian Americans - -California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- Social life and customs -- Archives.
Laotian Americans -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- Social life and customs -- Photographs.
Laotian Americans -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- Photographs.
Laotian Americans -- California - -San Francisco Bay Area -- Archives.
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.) -- Social life and customs -- Archives.
Refugees -- Southeast Asia -- Archives.
Southeast Asians -- Northwest, Pacific -- Archives.
Southeast Asians -- Northwest, Pacific -- Photographs.
Southeast Asians -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- Social life and customs -- Archives.
Southeast Asians -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- Archives.
Southeast Asians -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- Photographs.
Laotian Americans -- Northwest, Pacific -- Archives.
Laotian Americans -- Northwest, Pacific -- Photographs.
Refugees -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- Archives.
Programs -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- 20th century.
Photographic prints -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- 20th century.
Posters -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- 20th century.
Fliers (Printed matter) -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- 20th century.
Ephemera -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- 20th century.
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-02-04 10:46:27 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
-
Processed components of the collection are open for research. Unprocessed additions may contain restricted materials. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyrights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
- Preferred citation:
-
Mitchell I. Bonner photographs and ephemera. MS-SEA006. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
- Location of this collection:
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1313 Vine Street
Los Angeles, CA 90028, US
- Contact:
- (310) 247-3016
- Restrictions:
-
Processed components of the collection are open for research. Unprocessed additions may contain restricted materials. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.
- Terms of access:
-
Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyrights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
- Preferred citation:
-
Mitchell I. Bonner photographs and ephemera. MS-SEA006. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
- Location of this collection:
-
1313 Vine StreetLos Angeles, CA 90028, US
- Contact:
- (310) 247-3016
Contents
Visual materials, 1975-2001
Summary
- Dates:
- 1975-2001
- Extent:
- 2 Linear Feet
Background
- Scope and content:
-
This series comprises photographs, slides, and negatives documenting Southeast Asian community and cultural events throughout California, primarily the San Francisco Bay area of Northern California. Photographs document New Year's celebrations, religious and memorial ceremonies, weddings, and music and dance festivals. Materials also document smaller ethnic groups from Laos, such as the Iu Mien and the Khmu.
- Arrangement:
-
The series is arranged alphabetically by ethnic group or geographic location, and secondarily arranged topically.
Contents
Angel Island (San Francisco Bay), 1978
Summary
- Dates:
- 1978
- Extent:
- 32 photographic prints and 24 color slides.
Bangkok, (Thailand), old refugee camp, circa 1984
Summary
- Dates:
- circa 1984
- Extent:
- 19 color slides.
Bicentennial religious parade, San Francisco, 1976
Summary
- Dates:
- 1976
- Extent:
- 19 color slides.
Background
- Scope and content:
-
Several community religious organizations presented floats and walked in the parade.
Bonner, Mitchell, 1978-1986
Summary
- Dates:
- 1978-1986
- Extent:
- 71 Photographic Prints
Background
- Scope and content:
-
Prints are of Bonner with Asian Americans at their homes and at social gatherings.
Buddhist ceremonies, 1985-1986
Summary
- Dates:
- 1985-1986
- Extent:
- 14 Photographic Prints
Buddhist festivals, Berkeley, 1983
Summary
- Dates:
- 1983
- Extent:
- 3 Photographic Prints
Buddhist Vesak festival, U.C. Berkeley, 1988
Summary
- Dates:
- 1988
- Extent:
- 11 Photographic Prints
Cambodian (Khmer) Americans
Contents
Activities, including parties and Angkor Palace throne, 1987-1988
Summary
- Dates:
- 1987-1988
Background
- Physical description:
- 25 photographic prints.
Fund raising festival, 1980
Summary
- Dates:
- 1980
- Extent:
- 10 Photographic Prints
Fund raising party, 1985
Summary
- Dates:
- 1985
- Extent:
- 6 Photographic Prints
New Year, 1978
Summary
- Dates:
- 1978
- Extent:
- 6 Photographic Prints
New Year festival, San Francisco, 1982
Summary
- Dates:
- 1982
- Extent:
- 17 Photographic Prints
"Opera", 1979
Summary
- Dates:
- 1979
- Extent:
- 7 Photographic Prints
Party, 1975
Summary
- Dates:
- 1975
- Extent:
- 22 color slides.
Parties, 1978
Summary
- Dates:
- 1978
- Extent:
- 7 Photographic Prints
Singing festival, San Francisco, 1982
Summary
- Dates:
- 1982
- Extent:
- 11 Photographic Prints
Festival at the Lake, Oakland (Lake Merritt), 1992
Summary
- Dates:
- 1992
- Extent:
- 49 Photographic Prints
Background
- Scope and content:
-
The festival is an annual multicultural event.
Flanagan, Mike, goodbye party, 1982 July
Summary
- Dates:
- 1982 July
- Extent:
- 3 Photographic Prints
Hare Krishna festival, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, 1996
Summary
- Dates:
- 1996
- Extent:
- 5 Photographic Prints
Hmong (Laotian) Americans
Contents
New Year, Fresno, 1984
Summary
- Dates:
- 1984
- Extent:
- 4 photographic prints and 16 color slides.
New Year, Richmond, 1982
Summary
- Dates:
- 1982
- Extent:
- 5 Photographic Prints
Wedding party, 1979
Summary
- Dates:
- 1979
- Extent:
- 2 Photographic Prints
Iu Mien (Laotian) Americans
Contents
Anniversary of death ceremony at a home in Richmond and a San Mateo cemetery, undated
Summary
- Dates:
- undated
- Extent:
- 17 Photographic Prints
Ceremonies, 1988
Summary
- Dates:
- 1988
- Extent:
- 9 Photographic Prints
Conference, 1995
Summary
- Dates:
- 1995
Background
- Physical description:
- 8 photographic prints.
Cultural program, Richmond, 1977
Summary
- Dates:
- 1977
Background
- Physical description:
- 15 photographic prints.
Dance, Oakland, 1985
Summary
- Dates:
- 1985
- Extent:
- 3 Photographic Prints
Delegation from People's Republic of China, 1989
Summary
- Dates:
- 1989
- Extent:
- 13 Photographic Prints
House parties including New Year, wedding, dinners, etc., 1995 and undated
Summary
- Dates:
- 1995 and undated
- Extent:
- 39 Photographic Prints
Mien dinner party, 1988 and undated
Summary
- Dates:
- 1988 and undated
- Extent:
- 7 Photographic Prints
Miscellaneous, undated
Summary
- Dates:
- undated
- Extent:
- 35 Photographic Prints
Miscellaneous, 1978-1986
Summary
- Dates:
- 1978-1986
- Extent:
- 71 Photographic Prints
New Year, Oakland, 1982
Summary
- Dates:
- 1982
Background
- Physical description:
- 7 photographic prints.
New Year, Richmond, 1982
Summary
- Dates:
- 1982
- Extent:
- 17 Photographic Prints
Party to welcome Yao delegation from China, Oakland, 1992
Summary
- Dates:
- 1992
- Extent:
- 9 Photographic Prints
Religious rules, undated
Summary
- Dates:
- undated
- Extent:
- 4 Photographic Prints
Temple ceremony, Sacramento, 1990
Summary
- Dates:
- 1990
- Extent:
- 11 Photographic Prints
Khmu (Laotian) Americans
Contents
Dancers at folk music festival, San Francisco, 1983
Summary
- Dates:
- 1983
- Extent:
- 14 Photographic Prints
Lao funeral, 1990
Summary
- Dates:
- 1990
- Extent:
- 7 Photographic Prints
Khong Le (Khmu leader) party, Fresno, circa 1992
Summary
- Dates:
- circa 1992
- Extent:
- 20 Photographic Prints
New Year, Richmond, 1984
Summary
- Dates:
- 1984
- Extent:
- 9 Photographic Prints
New Year festival, Stockton, 1983
Summary
- Dates:
- 1983
- Extent:
- 24 Photographic Prints
Lao (Laotian) Americans
Contents
Activities, 1995 and undated
Summary
- Dates:
- 1995 and undated
- Extent:
- 31 photographic prints in 2 folders.
Baci ceremony, 1978-1982 and undated
Summary
- Dates:
- 1978-1982 and undated
- Extent:
- 3 Photographic Prints
Birthday parties, 1980
Summary
- Dates:
- 1980
- Extent:
- 12 photographic prints. 2 folders.
Buddhist ceremonies
Contents
Ceres/Modesto, 1988
Summary
- Dates:
- 1988
- Extent:
- 32 Photographic Prints
San Francisco, 1981 and undated
Summary
- Dates:
- 1981 and undated
- Extent:
- 12 photographic prints. 2 folders.
Oakland, 1988
Summary
- Dates:
- 1988
- Extent:
- 18 Photographic Prints
Buddhist festivals, 1982
Summary
- Dates:
- 1982
- Extent:
- 10 Photographic Prints
Carnival, 1978
Summary
- Dates:
- 1978
- Extent:
- 4 Photographic Prints
Communities, Tennessee and Georgia, undated
Summary
- Dates:
- undated
- Extent:
- 18 Photographic Prints
Farmer, Livermore, CA, 1986
Summary
- Dates:
- 1986
- Extent:
- 10 Photographic Prints
Festivals, Stockton and Fresno, 1992
Summary
- Dates:
- 1992
- Extent:
- 17 Photographic Prints
Food fair, 1996
Summary
- Dates:
- 1996
- Extent:
- 7 Photographic Prints
Funeral, Oakland, 1990
Summary
- Dates:
- 1990
- Extent:
- 7 Photographic Prints
Khampang's wife's funeral, Oakland, 1981
Summary
- Dates:
- 1981
- Extent:
- 11 Photographic Prints
Los Angeles miscellaneous, 1987 and undated
Summary
- Dates:
- 1987 and undated
- Extent:
- 22 photographic prints. 2 folders.
Miscellaneous, 1982-1988 and undated
Summary
- Dates:
- 1982-1988 and undated
- Extent:
- 325 photographic prints. 4 folders.
Musical instrument - Khene, 1981 and undated
Summary
- Dates:
- 1981 and undated
- Extent:
- 2 Photographic Prints
New Year parties, 1978-2000
Summary
- Dates:
- 1978-2000
- Extent:
- 203 photographic prints. 17 folders.
Nongkhai, Thailand - refugee camp and Lao village, 1984
Summary
- Dates:
- 1984
- Extent:
- 14 color slides.
Parties, 1978-2001
Summary
- Dates:
- 1978-2001
- Extent:
- 274 photographic prints. 12 folders.
Picnic, Stockton, 1978
Summary
- Dates:
- 1978
- Extent:
- 14 Photographic Prints
Refugee camp, Thailand, 1979
Summary
- Dates:
- 1979
- Extent:
- 28 color slides.
Religious ceremonies, undated
Summary
- Dates:
- undated
- Extent:
- 8 Photographic Prints
Soccer, 1978-1982
Summary
- Dates:
- 1978-1982
- Extent:
- 44 Photographic Prints
Temple festival, 1981
Summary
- Dates:
- 1981
- Extent:
- 14 Photographic Prints
Traditional singers, 1992
Summary
- Dates:
- 1992
- Extent:
- 4 Photographic Prints
Weddings, 1980-1996 and undated
Summary
- Dates:
- 1980-1996 and undated
- Extent:
- 7 folders.
Las Vegas, Suunto temple, 1976
Summary
- Dates:
- 1976
- Extent:
- 1 color slide.
Lechon Festival, San Francisco, 1978
Summary
- Dates:
- 1978
- Extent:
- 16 Photographic Prints
Locke, CA, Chinese school, 1977
Summary
- Dates:
- 1977
- Extent:
- 5 color slides.
Los Angeles, 1974-1976
Summary
- Dates:
- 1974-1976
- Extent:
- 18 color slides.
Background
- Scope and content:
-
Slides include pictures of Asian Americans and a tour of the Thai community in Los Angeles.
Miscellaneous people and events, 1974-1996 and undated
Summary
- Dates:
- 1974-1996 and undated
- Extent:
- 294 photographic prints and 25 color slides in 18 folders.
Background
- Scope and content:
-
Prints and slides depict Asian Americans in their homes, religious ceremonies, and at social gatherings.
Nikune musicians, 1981
Summary
- Dates:
- 1981
- Extent:
- 3 Photographic Prints
Onsy-Buddhist ceremony, Oakland, circa 1985
Summary
- Dates:
- circa 1985
- Extent:
- 34 Photographic Prints
Penang (Malaysia), 1975
Summary
- Dates:
- 1975
- Extent:
- 10 color slides.
Portland and Seattle trip, 1981
Summary
- Dates:
- 1981
- Extent:
- 3 Photographic Prints
Background
- Scope and content:
-
Prints are of Asian Americans who participated in the trip.
Refugee families, 1981
Summary
- Dates:
- 1981
- Extent:
- 4 photographic prints, 4 color slides.
San Francisco scenes, 1975-1977
Summary
- Dates:
- 1975-1977
- Extent:
- 3 color slides.
Background
- Scope and content:
-
Slides depict parade with Asian American floats and an embroidery of Ankhor Wat in Oakland.
Seattle scenes, 1976
Summary
- Dates:
- 1976
- Extent:
- 29 color slides.
Background
- Scope and content:
-
Slides include scenes from activities done by the PPFWC group and the ISUDA group, a Chinese school district, and a Japanese bell.
Southeast Asian
Contents
Artifacts, 1980-1981
Summary
- Dates:
- 1980-1981
- Extent:
- 25 Photographic Prints
Community, San Francisco, undated
Summary
- Dates:
- undated
- Extent:
- 65 Photographic Prints
Handicrafts, San Rafael, 1982
Summary
- Dates:
- 1982
- Extent:
- 22 Photographic Prints
Miscellaneous (Lao, Vietnamese, Hmong), 1979-1983 and undated
Summary
- Dates:
- 1979-1983 and undated
- Extent:
- 29 Photographic Prints
Refugee Thanksgiving party, 1981
Summary
- Dates:
- 1981
- Extent:
- 17 Photographic Prints
Refugees, Hamilton Air Force Base, 1980-1983
Summary
- Dates:
- 1980-1983
- Extent:
- 82 Photographic Prints
Traditional dance, 1988
Summary
- Dates:
- 1988
- Extent:
- 8 Photographic Prints
Training project Christmas party, 1978
Summary
- Dates:
- 1978
- Extent:
- 8 Photographic Prints
Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia, 1976
Summary
- Dates:
- 1976
- Extent:
- 10 color slides.
Background
- Scope and content:
-
Slides include a Japanese exhibit and tea garden and a Chinese school.
Vietnamese Americans
Contents
Activities, 1979
Summary
- Dates:
- 1979
- Extent:
- 13 Photographic Prints
Anti-Communist protest, San Francisco, 1981
Summary
- Dates:
- 1981
- Extent:
- 5 Photographic Prints
Ceremony at sea, 1979
Summary
- Dates:
- 1979
- Extent:
- 8 Photographic Prints
Miscellaneous, Oakland and San Francisco, 1975-1977
Summary
- Dates:
- 1975-1977
- Extent:
- 42 color slides.
Background
- Scope and content:
-
Slides depict activities that occurred during the Christmas season, including fashion shows, Tet festivals, parties, and musical performances.
New Year, 1977
Summary
- Dates:
- 1977
- Extent:
- 18 color slides.
Refugees International Student Center, San Francisco, 1975
Summary
- Dates:
- 1975
Tet festivals, San Francisco, 1988-1995
Summary
- Dates:
- 1988-1995
- Extent:
- 46 photographic prints. 4 folders.
Tet party, Hamilton AFB, 1982
Summary
- Dates:
- 1982
- Extent:
- 15 Photographic Prints
Other Asian American Communities in California
Contents
Chinese Americans
Contents
Protests, San Francisco, 1989-1996 and undated
Summary
- Dates:
- 1989-1996 and undated
- Extent:
- 67 photographic prints. 6 folders
Chinatown, San Francisco, 1976-1996
Summary
- Dates:
- 1976-1996
- Extent:
- 46 photographic prints, 23 color slides. 6 folders.
Filipino Americans
Contents
Activities and martial arts demo, Honolulu, 1976
Summary
- Dates:
- 1976
- Extent:
- 17 color slides.
Philippine Cultural Center Festival, 1977
Summary
- Dates:
- 1977
- Extent:
- 21 color slides.
Philippine National Day, 1978-1981
Summary
- Dates:
- 1978-1981
- Extent:
- 95 color slides. 3 folders.
Philippine People's Far West Convention, 1976-1981
Summary
- Dates:
- 1976-1981
- Extent:
- 10 photographic prints, 130 color slides. 4 folders.
Japanese Americans
Contents
Festivals and parades, San Francisco, 1975-1975
Summary
- Dates:
- 1975-1975
- Extent:
- 52 color slides. 3 folders.
Nihonmachi street fair - San Francisco, 1981-1986
Summary
- Dates:
- 1981-1986
- Extent:
- 44 photographic prints. 2 folders.
Thai Americans
Contents
Buddhist temple, Berkeley, 1996
Summary
- Dates:
- 1996
- Extent:
- 4 Photographic Prints
Buddhist temple, North Hollywood, 1985
Summary
- Dates:
- 1985
- Extent:
- 21 Photographic Prints
Festivals, 1981-1995
Summary
- Dates:
- 1981-1995
- Extent:
- 107 photographic prints. 3 folders.
King's birthday ball, San Francisco, 1975
Summary
- Dates:
- 1975
- Extent:
- 23 color slides.
New Year party, undated
Summary
- Dates:
- undated
- Extent:
- 23 Photographic Prints
Parties, San Francisco, 1976
Summary
- Dates:
- 1976
Sports day, San Francisco, 1992
Summary
- Dates:
- 1992
- Extent:
- 9 Photographic Prints
Wedding, Berkeley, 1990
Summary
- Dates:
- 1990
- Extent:
- 3 Photographic Prints
Thailand, 1977-1980 and undated
Summary
- Dates:
- 1977-1980 and undated
- Extent:
- 19 photographic prints. 3 folders.
Tiananmen Square anniversary, San Francisco, 1991
Summary
- Dates:
- 1991
- Extent:
- 8 Photographic Prints
Tibetan demonstration, San Francisco, 1996
Summary
- Dates:
- 1996
- Extent:
- 12 Photographic Prints
Tibetan festivals, San Francisco, 1995
Summary
- Dates:
- 1995
- Extent:
- 28 Photographic Prints
Printed ephemera, 1976-2002
Summary
- Dates:
- 1976-2002
- Extent:
- 2 Linear Feet
Background
- Scope and content:
-
This series contains printed materials including programs, posters and flyers, publications, pamphlets, reports, and brochures, and one computer disc. Many of the printed items relate to cultural events, social services, education, and refugees, and include bus schedules printed in Southeast Asian languages.
- Arrangement:
-
The series is arranged alphabetically by ethnic group, or subject, and is secondarily arranged by topic.
Contents
Bonner, Mitchell. A Visit To The Laotian Refugee Camp At Nong Khai Thailand , manuscript, undated
Summary
- Dates:
- undated
Cambodians
Contents
Education pamphlets, booklets, and handouts, 1981 and undated
Summary
- Dates:
- 1981 and undated
Newsletters
Contents
Khmer News, circa 1980
Summary
- Dates:
- circa 1980
- Extent:
- 5 issues.
Miscellaneous, 1980-1991
Summary
- Dates:
- 1980-1991
- Extent:
- 4 issues.
Reasmey Angkor News, 1994-1995
Summary
- Dates:
- 1994-1995
- Extent:
- 5 issues.
Social services pamphlets, booklets, flyers, and handouts, 1981-1991 and undated
Summary
- Dates:
- 1981-1991 and undated
East-West Center (Honolulu), newsletters, brochure, 1996-2001
Summary
- Dates:
- 1996-2001
Hmong, publications, 1980-1997
Summary
- Dates:
- 1980-1997
- Extent:
- 2 folders.
Intergovernmental Committee For Migration - correspondence, fliers, press release, cards, 1981-1982
Summary
- Dates:
- 1981-1982
Iu Mien, booklets, fliers, pamphlets, 1981-2001
Summary
- Dates:
- 1981-2001
Khmu, handouts, fliers, booklets, 1982-1996
Summary
- Dates:
- 1982-1996
Laotians
Contents
Amnesty International materials and reports, 1978-1985
Summary
- Dates:
- 1978-1985
Miscellaneous fliers, pamphlets, booklets, newsletters, 1984-2002
Summary
- Dates:
- 1984-2002
Postcards, undated
Summary
- Dates:
- undated
Refugee newsletters, pamphlets, reports, 1977-1997
Summary
- Dates:
- 1977-1997
Social Services pamphlets, fliers, reports, 1977-1997
Summary
- Dates:
- 1977-1997
Miscellaneous fliers, booklets, pamphlets, and correspondence on Southeast Asian festivals, visitor centers, organizations, protests, union activities, and restaurant activities, 1978-2001 and undated
Summary
- Dates:
- 1978-2001 and undated
Religious materials including Supreme Master Ching Hai booklets and pamphlets; Watchtower pamphlet; and church fliers, 1996-2000
Summary
- Dates:
- 1996-2000
Southeast Asians
Contents
Ephemera, comprising computer disc, stickers, calender, handouts, booklets, and tickets, 2001 and undated
Summary
- Dates:
- 2001 and undated
Literature, bookseller catalogs, fliers, and book review, 1998-2000
Summary
- Dates:
- 1998-2000
Newsletter, Southeast Asian Refugee Studies, 1982-1991
Summary
- Dates:
- 1982-1991
Refugee Forums meeting minutes, correspondence, and other material, 1982-1985
Summary
- Dates:
- 1982-1985
Refugees
Contents
General - pamphlets, fliers, reports, handouts, 1981-2000 and undated
Summary
- Dates:
- 1981-2000 and undated
- Extent:
- 4 folders.
Culture reports, 1980-1981
Summary
- Dates:
- 1980-1981
Neighborhood studies, 1983
Summary
- Dates:
- 1983
Orientation program correspondence, booklets, and pamphlets, 1980-1982
Summary
- Dates:
- 1980-1982
Resettlement reports, 1976-1985
Summary
- Dates:
- 1976-1985
- Extent:
- 4 folders.
Social Services pamphlets and fliers, 1995-2002 and undated
Summary
- Dates:
- 1995-2002 and undated
- Extent:
- 3 folders.
Thailand refugee camps report, undated
Summary
- Dates:
- undated
U.C. Berkeley Center for Southeast Asia Studies newsletters, fliers, 1991-2000
Summary
- Dates:
- 1991-2000
Vietnamese publications, 1988-1998
Summary
- Dates:
- 1988-1998
Other Asian American Communities in California
Contents
Chinese - pamphlets, booklets, fliers, 1981-2002
Summary
- Dates:
- 1981-2002
Filipinos, International Hotel (Manilatown) fliers, handouts, posters, and other material, 1997-2001
Summary
- Dates:
- 1997-2001
Thai flier, 2000
Summary
- Dates:
- 2000
Posters, undated
Summary
- Dates:
- undated
Unprocessed addition 2002-2006, 1980-2006, bulk 2001-2002
Summary
- Dates:
- 1980-2006, bulk 2001-2002
- Extent:
- 2 Linear Feet
Background
- Scope and content:
-
This addition to the collection includes printed ephemera such as fliers and announcements, newspaper clippings, reports, copies of Asianweek and SF Weekly, and photographs documenting Southeast Asian communities in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Contents
Box 1, 1980-2006
Summary
- Dates:
- 1980-2006
Box 2, 1980-2006
Summary
- Dates:
- 1980-2006
Box 3, 1980-2006
Summary
- Dates:
- 1980-2006
Unprocessed addition 2012, 2006-2012
Summary
- Dates:
- 2006-2012
- Extent:
- 0.3 Linear Feet
Background
- Scope and content:
-
This addition to the collection contains printed ephemera regarding Southeast Asian communities in the San Francisco, California area. The ephemera includes programs, posters and flyers from cultural, religious, and popular culture events, refugee publications, pamphlets and brochures from refugee assistance agencies, and other materials related to social services, education, and refugees. The accession also includes material documenting other Asian American communities in San Francisco.
Unprocessed addition 2014, 1974, 1979, 2003-2014, bulk 2011-2013
Summary
- Dates:
- 1974, 1979, 2003-2014, bulk 2011-2013
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet
Background
- Scope and content:
-
This addition to the collection includes printed ephemera documenting events of Southeast Asian communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. Material includes brochures, fliers, pamphlets, clippings, and other ephemera primarily from Burmese, Lao, and Vietnamese cultural heritage organizations. Other ephemera from political and academic events and initiatives are also included. The accession also contains photographs from the 1970s documenting a Vietnamese Cultural Festival in San Jose and Indochinese protests and rallies in San Francisco.
Unprocessed addition 2018, 2011-2015
Summary
- Dates:
- 2011-2015
- Extent:
- 0.4 Linear Feet (1 letter document box)
Background
- Scope and content:
-
This addition to the Mitchel I. Bonner photographs and ephemera contains publicity and planning documents for events within the Indochinese community, specifically the Mid-Autumn Harvest Festival and the International Lao New Year Festival.
Unprocessed addition 2019 [MISSING], 2018-2019
Summary
- Dates:
- 2018-2019
- Extent:
- 0.4 Linear Feet
Unprocessed additions 2022, 2014-2021
Summary
- Dates:
- 2014-2021
- Extent:
- 1.0 Linear Feet (2 letter size document boxes; 1 half size letter size document box)
Background
- Scope and content:
-
These additions to the collection contain flyers, news articles, posters, pamphlets, and advertisements for events for the Indochinese peoples in the San Francisco area.
Contents
Accession 2022-030, 2016-2018
Summary
- Dates:
- 2016-2018
- Extent:
- 0.4 Linear Feet (1 letter size document box)
Background
- Scope and content:
-
This addition to the collection contains flyers, news articles, posters, pamphlets, and advertisements for events for the Indochinese peoples in the San Francisco area.
Accession 2022-033, 2014-2019
Summary
- Dates:
- 2014-2019
- Extent:
- 0.4 Linear Feet (1 letter size document box)
Background
- Scope and content:
-
This addition to the collection contains posters, flyers, and ephemera from Southeast Asian community and cultural events in San Francisco.
Accession 2022-034, 2019-2021
Summary
- Dates:
- 2019-2021
- Extent:
- 0.2 Linear Feet (1 half size letter document box)
Background
- Scope and content:
-
This addition to the collection contains material material from Southeast Asian communities in San Francisco.
Accession 2024-015, 2021-2023
Summary
- Dates:
- 2021-2023
Background
- Scope and content:
-
Accession 2024-015 includes four folders of Vietnamese American ephemera from San Francisco, CA, area.