Southern Tsunami Employee Badge
date: label: date made
content: ca 1990s
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This is an AFC employee badge with the second generation logo, “Southern Tsunami”. Southern Tsunami is a trademark registered to Advanced Fresh Concepts Corporation in 2003. The logo consists of a blue wave with “Southern Tsunami” printed in orange and green. The logo is encased in a clear plastic container, with an empty space below for the employee to place their own name tag. On the back of the badge, there is a metal clip and a yellow sticker. On the yellow sticker, it reads "Achievement Badge Company. 1518 W. 7th St. Los Angeles 90017".
label: Description
content: AFC employees were required to wear name tags while on duty. The Southern Tsunami logo reveals that this badge was used sometime after 2003 and before 2011, when the trademark was deemphasized. The badge was a means to identify the employee and the department they worked under, as well as a means to advertise their business.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: California, Los Angeles
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content: Work and Industry: Asian Pacific American Business
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content: Food
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content: Sushi
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2012.3099.01
label: catalog number
content: 2012.3099.01
label: nonaccession number
content: 2012.3099
objectType: label: Object Name
content: badge
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (part material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 11/16 in x 2 5/8 in; 6.82625 cm x 6.6675 cm