Chinatown & Japantown Glamour
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On Friday, October 11th, join the History Center of SLO County for our next Carnegie Chat, Chinatown & Japantown Glamour with James Papp.
In the 1920s and '30s, Hollywood glamour photography and sports action photography helped change what America watched and how we saw ourselves in the world. San Luis Obispo's Asian communities—with direct connections to the magazine and movie industries and sports stardom—soaked up these changes, reinvented themselves, and a few became national and international avatars for glamour. |
Historian James Papp explores the photography archives of the History Center and Cal Poly Special Collections to tell the story of Chinatown and Japantown's glamour photographers and models, from America's first Asian cover girl, Helen Wong Louis, to Masao "Lefty" Nishijima, the local star who helped spark Japan's love affair with baseball.
Friday, October 11, 2024
5:30 pm
Taking place in-person AND online
5:30 pm
Taking place in-person AND online
In-person details:
696 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo
No registration required
Light refreshment served
696 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo
No registration required
Light refreshment served
Online details:
Streamed via Zoom
Free preregistration required
Streamed via Zoom
Free preregistration required
If you want to watch one of our previous lectures, please select one below.
September, 2020 - Dr. Leola Macmillan and Geof Land, Toward a Moment of Reckoning: Understanding the History of Local and National Racial Violence
December, 2020 - Dr. Dan Krieger and James Papp, Eto Park and Brook Street: A Living Testament to Communities Ravaged by Racial Intolerance and Segregation
March, 2021 - Pete Kelley, The Quick and the Dead: The Committee of Vigilance and the violence of 1858
June, 2021 - Bob Hoover, Bob Vessely, & Bob Jorgensen, La Loma de Nopalera Adobe: A Historic Treasure of San Luis Obispo
September, 2021 - Laverne Buckman, Steve Kalar, and Dr. Vidya Schalk tell the story of the Rios-Caledonia adobe, and describe the work they are doing to preserve this jewel of the North County
December, 2021 - Joe Dana reflects on the life of his ancestor, William Goodwin Dana
March, 2022 - Sergeant Major Dan Sebby highlights the role of Camp San Luis Obispo in World War II
June, 2022 - Jim Gregory talks about the Central Coast Aviators of World War II
September, 2022 - Kathleen Cairns tells us about the Dallidet family, especially eldest daughter Cen.
October, 2023 - Marilyn Darnell describes when San Luis Obispo was Cow Heaven.
November, 2023 - James Papp delves into Architectural Photography in San Luis Obispo County
February, 2024 - Pete Kelley discusses the impact of The Varian Brothers.
September, 2020 - Dr. Leola Macmillan and Geof Land, Toward a Moment of Reckoning: Understanding the History of Local and National Racial Violence
December, 2020 - Dr. Dan Krieger and James Papp, Eto Park and Brook Street: A Living Testament to Communities Ravaged by Racial Intolerance and Segregation
March, 2021 - Pete Kelley, The Quick and the Dead: The Committee of Vigilance and the violence of 1858
June, 2021 - Bob Hoover, Bob Vessely, & Bob Jorgensen, La Loma de Nopalera Adobe: A Historic Treasure of San Luis Obispo
September, 2021 - Laverne Buckman, Steve Kalar, and Dr. Vidya Schalk tell the story of the Rios-Caledonia adobe, and describe the work they are doing to preserve this jewel of the North County
December, 2021 - Joe Dana reflects on the life of his ancestor, William Goodwin Dana
March, 2022 - Sergeant Major Dan Sebby highlights the role of Camp San Luis Obispo in World War II
June, 2022 - Jim Gregory talks about the Central Coast Aviators of World War II
September, 2022 - Kathleen Cairns tells us about the Dallidet family, especially eldest daughter Cen.
October, 2023 - Marilyn Darnell describes when San Luis Obispo was Cow Heaven.
November, 2023 - James Papp delves into Architectural Photography in San Luis Obispo County
February, 2024 - Pete Kelley discusses the impact of The Varian Brothers.