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
(1964)
1964 items
1964 items
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Woman seated in display at Japanese Pavilion (ddr-densho-426-1669)
Golden Gate International Exposition
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Tomoye (Nozawa) Takahashi and unknown man standing outside Japanese Pavilion (ddr-densho-426-1664)
Golden Gate International Exposition
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Tomoye (Nozawa) Takahashi in kimono (ddr-densho-426-1632)
Sitting in Japanese Pavilion at the Golden Gate International Exposition.
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Five men and two women standing in garden, at Golden Gate International Exposition (ddr-densho-426-1896)
Inscription on front: Japan Day Reception / Japan Pavilion Garden / G.G.I.E., T.I. April 29, 1939 / (19)
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Artist painting small figures at Japanese Pavilion (ddr-densho-426-1606)
Likely at the Golden Gate International Exposition.
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Tomoye (Nozawa) Takahashi and unknown woman in kimonos (ddr-densho-426-1692)
At Golden Gate International Exposition
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Artist painting small figures at Japanese Pavilion (ddr-densho-426-1604)
Likely at the Golden Gate International Exposition.
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Tomoye (Nozawa) Takahashi seated at table with unknown man (ddr-densho-426-1621)
Outside Japanese Pavilion at the Golden Gate International Exposition
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Tomoye (Nozawa) Takahashi in Kimono (ddr-densho-426-1376)
Likely at Golden Gate International Exposition held at Treasure Island
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Man pushing a large lantern on wheels in parade, at Golden Gate International Exposition (ddr-densho-426-1883)
Inscription on front: Japan Day (12)
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Japanese Pavilion at the Golden Gate International Exposition (ddr-densho-426-1855)
Inscription on back: Feb 24
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Tomoye (Nozawa) Takahashi in kimono, seated in boat (ddr-densho-426-1597)
Likely at the Golden Gate International Exposition. (negative)
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Man speaking at bank of microphones, at Golden Gate International Exposition (ddr-densho-426-1893)
Inscription on front: Japan Day (3)
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Five women standing on stage, at Golden Gate International Exposition (ddr-densho-426-1894)
Inscription on front: Japan Day / April 29, 1939 / Japan Pavilion / (Queens) / (17)