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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![Right and left sides of large group photo (ddr-densho-341-84)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/3a/1d/3a1d7937f6adade7c7a41b638315935e.jpg)
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Right and left sides of large group photo (ddr-densho-341-84)
Caption 12th Annual Fresno Sectional YPCC / March 13-14, 1937
![Clipping; (ddr-densho-341-117)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/f6/f6/f6f6d84b4862d85853beca9be07cc9c9.jpg)
![Photo of group sitting on stairs (inside program) (ddr-densho-341-90)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/a2/bf/a2bf52c4919f6c2c296b610e3ff25deb.jpg)
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Photo of group sitting on stairs (inside program) (ddr-densho-341-90)
Caption on back: 1st Retreat
![Three parts of large photo (ddr-densho-341-58)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/a3/4b/a34b8d1f3c15ce2d0aa26a7c7d623c4f.jpg)
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Three parts of large photo (ddr-densho-341-58)
Caption: Young People's Christian Conference of Northern California - October 9, 10, 11 1936
![Program for Christmas Worship Service (ddr-densho-341-166)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/b8/20/b8208207b2e7add5dcb33edc4f4b663e.jpg)
![Post card from Julia Moda to Viola Imai (ddr-densho-341-114)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/de/51/de514a377cf7cbd794bbb4e41fac66e7.jpg)
![Post card from Julia Moda to Viola Imai (ddr-densho-341-115)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/a3/1d/a31d81edceffb3de37a6fbb38abd2517.jpg)