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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img Photo of man and woman with dog (ddr-densho-341-64)

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-341-64/

doc ID tag from 1937 Fresno sectional conference (ddr-densho-341-59)

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-341-59/

doc Good luck card - 1951 (ddr-densho-341-134)

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-341-134/

img Group photo from conference, left side (ddr-densho-341-30)

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-341-30/

img DJ (ddr-one-1-651)

Black and white photographic negative of three Nisei behind a table acting as DJs. The sign on the table reads "Buzz Record Sh, Request 5 ¢." From left to right: Betty Nakashimada, Rupert Fujii, and Aki (Shiraishi) Dong. Standing front of the table looking at his hands is Henry Matsunaga.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-651/

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.

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img Walter Matsuoka and two companions jokingly pose in a Walla Walla Jail mock up (ddr-densho-390-70)

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-390-70/