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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Some of the "Wheels" (ddr-jamsj-1-194)
Seventh Annual Landscape Gardener's Convention held in Southern California.
![Henry Morita, First President Garden City Gardeners' Club 1949-1950 (ddr-jamsj-1-207)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/fc/17/fc172ef9a168c97e5b7de5a8d95ea9c6.jpg)
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Henry Morita, First President Garden City Gardeners' Club 1949-1950 (ddr-jamsj-1-207)
Henry Morita was the First President of the Garden City Gardeners' Club 1949-1950
![Trip to Wax Museum (ddr-jamsj-1-180)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/27/ff/27ffe9450541155b0f8c2e3d82950ac2.jpg)
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Flower Arrangements (ddr-jamsj-1-144)
Seventh Annual Landscape Gardener's Convention held in Southern California.
![Women getting scarf put on (ddr-jamsj-1-453)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/cd/46/cd46ac96375ddc1df1c3d320159adceb.jpg)
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Women getting scarf put on (ddr-jamsj-1-453)
A women's event being held at the Ninth Annual Landscape Gardeners Convention.
![Mas Tsuda, President of N.C.G.A (ddr-jamsj-1-155)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ce/d3/ced3aebc034fdcd4a89e2b536cc8f136.jpg)
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Mas Tsuda, President of N.C.G.A (ddr-jamsj-1-155)
Seventh Annual Landscape Gardener's Convention held in Southern California.
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Part of Over 1,100 Diners (ddr-jamsj-1-169)
Seventh Annual Landscape Gardener's Convention held in Southern California.
![Beauty queen Kathy Davis giving a speech (ddr-jamsj-1-490)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/b0/e4/b0e48e1e4b78daa3d48a72a76eac3d61.jpg)
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Beauty queen Kathy Davis giving a speech (ddr-jamsj-1-490)
Dinner reception for the Ninth Annual California Landscape Gardeners Convention held at Cabana Hotel.
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Man handing out award to Shuch Yamamoto (ddr-jamsj-1-639)
The 20th Anniversary Commemoration-Installation Dinner at Hyatt House.
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