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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Beauty pageant winners announce raffle winners (ddr-jamsj-1-510)
Dinner reception for the Ninth Annual California Landscape Gardeners Convention held at Cabana Hotel.
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Kis, "Where is San Jose"? Switch, "That Away" (ddr-jamsj-1-191)
Seventh Annual Landscape Gardener's Convention held in Southern California.
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![Auxiliary Presidents (ddr-jamsj-1-370)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/14/17/1417d3a8a67168a6e519774dda820182.jpg)
![BINGO- Mrs. Hamamura](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/8a/a3/8aa329092e8f7f2fd23f9c9709d56f59.jpg)
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Entertainment After Dinner (ddr-jamsj-1-176)
Seventh Annual Landscape Gardener's Convention held in Southern California.
![Just Lucky!! Wait Till Next Year! (ddr-jamsj-1-339)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/d8/b6/d8b656f3e032a41be09f6385e6be052e.jpg)