Scrapbook compiled by members of the Orange County Japanese American Youths (OC JAYs) organization, prominent in the 1950s to 1960s. OC JAYs was founded in 1954, under the organizational umbrella of Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Many members were teenagers and early adults when they contributed photographs, clippings (including some from Rafu Shimpo, The Santana Wind), correspondence, and pieces of ephemera regarding their organizational social life. Events included intercultural meetings with Latino/Latinx youth, wider JACL-sponsored events, "Hi-Co" conferences, picnics, and sports games. Some pages even include guest registration for visitors to an OC JAYs event. Notable individuals photographed include Louis Zamperini (at the 1959-1960 Installation Banquet), Walter Knott (Installation Banquet, 1961-1962).

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1954-1955

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1962-1963