Community activities

Japanese Americans of the pre-World War II era, urban and rural dwellers alike, lived in tight-knit communities bound together by a wide variety of shared associations and institutions. In an era marked by pronounced anti-Asian racism, Japanese Americans in cities tended to live in segregated ghettoes. While discrimination was the reason for isolated Japanese American neighborhoods, the well-organized and tight-knit community provided a rich social and cultural foundation for the Japanese immigrants and their children.

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Group photograph at the Bellevue Community Center Dedication (ddr-densho-347-1)
img Group photograph at the Bellevue Community Center Dedication (ddr-densho-347-1)
The Bellevue Community Center was located at NE 8th Street, just north of the current Bellevue Square Mall.
Digging for clams (ddr-densho-348-41)
img Digging for clams (ddr-densho-348-41)
Photograph of what appears to be a group of people off in the distance digging for clams.
Men in a race (ddr-densho-348-49)
img Men in a race (ddr-densho-348-49)
Picture of what appears to be a race in progress. Four men in the race run across a field while a crowd of onlookers watch
Hands bound behind the back (ddr-densho-348-54)
img Hands bound behind the back (ddr-densho-348-54)
Picture of 8 men in an open field struggling with their hands bound behind their backs. The man on the far right takes off running
A group gathered behind a table (ddr-densho-353-314)
img A group gathered behind a table (ddr-densho-353-314)
The farewell banquet for the Rev. Yuzuru Yamaka at the Japanese Methodist Church.
Walter Matsuoka and a companion stand in profile (ddr-densho-390-57)
img Walter Matsuoka and a companion stand in profile (ddr-densho-390-57)
Walter and a companion, dressed in blue jeans, stand looking off camera and smiling.
Welcome party for the Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture (ddr-densho-395-97)
img Welcome party for the Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture (ddr-densho-395-97)
Members of the Seattle Hiroshima Club pose next to a banquet table at a welcome party for Mr. Ohara (Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture). Seiso and Kimiko Bitow are seated on the left side, fourth and fifth from the left.
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