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A look at the Traditionalist Worker Party, the fate of LA's oldest Japanese newspaper, and LA architect Barbara Bestor
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Jun 27, 2016
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A look at the Traditionalist Worker Party, the fate of LA's oldest Japanese newspaper, and LA architect Barbara Bestor

An explainer on who's behind the Traditionalist Worker Party, the fate of LA's oldest Japanese newspaper Rafu Shimpo, and ther work of LA architect Barbara Bestor

Japanese-English language newspaper Rafu Shimpo in Little Tokyo used hand-set type until the 1990s.
Japanese-English language newspaper Rafu Shimpo in Little Tokyo used hand-set type until the 1990s.
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An explainer on who's behind the Traditionalist Worker Party, the fate of LA's oldest Japanese newspaper Rafu Shimpo, and ther work of LA architect Barbara Bestor

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