Terminal Island Mosaic Poster

     This Furusato: Home Sweet Home poster was produced in partnership with The Terminal Islanders club with a grant from the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program (CCLPEP). The images are from the Terminal Island community past and present.
     Thousands of family photos of the early 1900s fishing village were collected and digitized through through present-day picnics and community gatherings. In addition, many historical photos were discovered at the San Pedro Bay Historical Society and scanned. In the end, 1,290 images were used in the final poster.
     The photos are arranged to form the Japanese characters (or Kanji) for "Furusato", which means "Home Sweet Home." The characters were drawn by Yukio Tatsumi, president of the Terminal Islanders club.