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Groves Women's Co-op President and House Parents

Date: 10 23 1944
Description: Group portrait of Ruby Kubota, a Japanese-American student and president of the Groves Women's Co-operative house, 625 North Henry Street; Prof. Selig Perl...
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United National Clothing Collection

Date: 04 20 1945
Description: Handing over bundles of clothing collected for the United National Clothing Drive are three Chinese children, Judy, Betty and Billy Lee, children of Mr. an...
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Madison Visitors from India

Date: 09 08 1948
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Sunderlal Mehta, of Saharanpur, India, with their son, Sudarshan. Their son studied at the College of Agriculture in the University of Wiscons...
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Newlyweds in the Kitchen

Date: 09 08 1948
Description: Dad Farmanfarma and his wife, Sylvia, in their kitchen in their home that has Swiss, Persian and American influences.
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Madison Altrusa Club

Date: 02 14 1949
Description: Miss Gay Braxton, director of the Neighborhood House and chairman of the Altrusa Club scholarship fund, at right, with two graduate students of the Univers...
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Student Chuan-Yen Liu

Date: 03 05 1949
Description: Chuan-Yen Liu, a University of Wisconsin graduate student in economics, working at the Truax Field cafeteria. The students at the University of Wisconsin h...
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Thuy Nguyen and Thanh Le

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Description: Thuy Nguyen sits on the lap of family friend "Uncle" Thanh Le, a teacher at Madison East High School.
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Kim Nguyen's Funeral

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Description: The Nguyen family, each wearing a white headband, poses in front of the casket of Kim Nguyen, the family patriarch.
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YWCA Benefit Tea

Date: 05 25 1956
Description: Attending the YWCA Benefit Tea for internationally speaking foreign students in costume of their native land are, left to right: Judith Ahana, Honolulu Haw...
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YWCA Benefit Tea

Date: 03 25 1956
Description: Louise Troxell, honored guest of the YWCA Benefit Tea for internationally speaking University of Wisconsin foreign students, chats with two foreign student...
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Altrusa Club Spring Garden Festival

Date: 05 01 1957
Description: Makita Tomita (right), a native of Tokyo, Japan, demonstrating basic Japanese flower arrangement. Looking on at left, are Altrusa Club members Janet Jennin...
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Benefit Musicale at St. Francis House

Date: 03 19 1957
Description: Songs from foreign lands were presented at a benefit musicale at the St. Francis House, 1001 University Avenue. The event was sponsored by Episcopalians f...
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Overseas Students Organizations

Date: 10 21 1958
Description: Representatives of overseas students' organizations were greeted by University President Conrad Elvehjem, Vice-Pres. Fred Harrington, and Prof. Jonathon Cu...
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Madison Youth Council

Date: 11 02 1954
Description: Four foreign exchange students attending Madison high schools are guests of honor at the annual Madison Youth Council banquet. They are shown pointing out ...
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We Saw You Viewing Japanese Prints

Date: 02 08 1956
Description: Dorothy and D. Murray Angevine (left); and Mrs. and Mr. Masako Yamada attending the opening of an exhibition of Japanese prints at the U.W. Memorial Librar...
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Angela Lobo-Cobb at Work

Date: 1982
Description: Angela Lobo-Cobb is sitting sideways in a chair in front of a desk at a window. She is looking down at papers in her hands. On the desk is a typewriter. Tw...
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Chinese Couple's Wedding Portrait

Date: 05 18 1929
Description: Tou Fong Chu, bride and Tsao Shih Wang, groom, working on a PhD in Political Science at the U.W., are posing with, left to right: Justice Marvin Rosenberry...
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Mioro Yamamoto

Date: 1910
Description: Quarter-length portrait of a young man, identified as Mioro Yamamoto. Yamamoto was a Japanese international student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison;...
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Japanese Actress Visits Madison

Date: 11 07 1957
Description: Actress Muko Taka with Sertoma Club President, Don Jensen. She was a guest at the Club during a visit to Madison, when performing in the play "Sayonara" at...
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Economics Orientation Course Participants

Date: 09 04 1958
Description: One in a series featuring faculty and students who participated in a nine week orientation economic study for foreign students. Principals at the closing c...

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