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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.
Community activities
(1956)
1956 items
1956 items

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Norm Mineta writing notes for speech (ddr-jamsj-1-620)
The 20th Anniversary Commemoration-Installation Dinner at Hyatt House.

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Fire performance (ddr-jamsj-1-498)
Dinner reception for the Ninth Annual California Landscape Gardeners Convention held at Cabana Hotel.

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Room shot of the 20th Anniversary party (ddr-jamsj-1-628)
The 20th Anniversary Commemoration-Installation Dinner at Hyatt House.


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For "Wheres" Only (ddr-jamsj-1-192)
Seventh Annual Landscape Gardener's Convention held in Southern California.

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A speech (ddr-jamsj-1-622)
The 20th Anniversary Commemoration-Installation Dinner at Hyatt House.

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Tsugio Showing George, What? (ddr-jamsj-1-164)
San Jose delegates walking around Disneyland Hotel.

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Fujishin's, Tsubahara's, Ichida's, Yanari's, and Kanji (ddr-jamsj-1-174)
Seventh Annual Landscape Gardener's Convention held in Southern California.