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Japantown is a Rare Sight in the U.S.
There are only three Japantowns left in the United States. One of them is here in San Jose. Established at the turn of the 20th century, it offered Japanese emigrants a community that felt more like home.
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18. September 2011
In the second part of the KTEH's 1970 documentary, "The Valley That Was," vineyards vie for the top crop spot.
Continue reading...Early Japanese Farmers in Santa Clara Valley
17. September 2011
Japanese farmers began arriving in the Santa Clara valley around the end of the 19th century. By 1908 Japanese farmers of the San Jose district controlled 3241 acres of land. Some of that land was purchased by the Sakawa family. Edward Sakawa talks about his father, and working on their turn of the century pear farm, in this clip from "The Valley That Was."
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6. May 2011
Before World War II, cutting apricots for the drying process was the summer job of choice in the valley. Whole families would would work together making 10 cents a box - or about 10 cents an hour. Apricots were also canned in some of the 50 canneries running in the area. A local woman remembers her apricot summers in this clip from "The Valley That was."
Continue reading...The Valley That Was
2. May 2011
Back in the 1970's KTEH made a documentary called, "The Valley That Was." It told the story of farming in the Valley of Heart's Delight from the beginning.
Continue reading...Magical History Tour of San Jose
30. March 2011
a fascinating historical tour of San Jose done in 1981. In this clip, we we take a tour through San Jose's early beginnings from the bank of the Guadalupe River, to the Peralta Adobe and to the Fallon House. It's interesting to see how those building have changed even more over the last 30 years.
Continue reading...This is Us National Parks Special
2. February 2011
Last year the This is Us crew met-up with a lot of remarkable Californians who have a connection to our national parks, Betty Soskin, the oldest park ranger, Greg Smestad a member of one of the oldest families in California, Dr. Masako Miura a survivor of the internment camp Manzanar, 96 year-old Ernie Pruitt, a former member of Roosevelt’s Citizens Conservation Corp and several more.
Continue reading...The Fragile Promise of Choice
1. April 2010
Back in 1993 Bay Area filmmaker Dorothy Fadiman was nominated for an Academy Award for her film,When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories, a co-production with KTEH. The film captured first person accounts of women who experienced illegal abortions and the people who assisted them. Many women didn't survive these back-room, anesthetic-free procedures. Their moving stories [...]
Continue reading...Buffalo Soldiers in our National Parks
30. September 2009
Here's an amazing story about the mounted troopers in the Army's 9th Calvary. The troopers were all African American and they were some of the very first men assigned to protect the National Parks. They were known in American military history for their outstanding service and their dedication to duty and they were called the [...]
Continue reading...Signing on…..
1. April 2009
In 1964 these men in black had a vision. They took a big step forward and launched KTEH. They saw the value of educational TV in classrooms. It was a big success and KTEH grew from there. In September we will celebrate our 45th birthday. Following the example of these local visionaries, KTEH continues to move forward [...]
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19. September 2011
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