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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Japanese American Courier Vol. 2, No. 96 (October 26, 1929) (ddr-densho-96-125)
Selected article titles: "Premier Selects Japan Delegates to London Parley" (p. 1), "Gridiron Leaders in League Battle to Scoreless Tie" (p. 2), "Pink Tea" (p. 3), "Committee Heads Chosen at League Business Meeting" (p. 4)
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Japanese American Courier Vol. 4, No. 167 (March 7, 1931) (ddr-densho-96-198)
Selected article titles: "High Living Cost vs. Labor Wages Japan's Problem" (p. 1), "W.W.G. Beat Jr. Girls in Thriller" (p. 2), "Pink Tea" (p. 3), "Taiyos Elect Roy Sakamoto as Head of Group for 1931" (p. 4)
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Japanese American Courier Vol. 3, No. 113 (February 22, 1930) (ddr-densho-96-143)
Selected article titles: "Limitation Move Seems Likely at Arms Conference" (p. 1), "Jackson Supers Down Takahashis 38-26 in Battle" (p. 2), "Pink Tea" (p. 3), "Curtain Will Rise on Citizens' Great Program Tonight" (p. 4)
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Japanese American Courier Vol. 8, No. 373 (March 9, 1935) (ddr-densho-96-408)
Selected article titles: "Youth Meet Asks Quota for Nippon" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Hang-overs" (p. 3), "Out-of-Town News" (p. 4)
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Japanese American Courier Vol. 13, No. 666 (October 19, 1940) (ddr-densho-96-701)
Selected article titles: "Try Us, Uncle Sam, Young Folk Reply" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Sports" (p. 3), "Seattle Chapter Expects to Hear from Candidates" (p. 4)
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Japanese American Courier Vol. 11, No. 557 (September 17, 1938) (ddr-densho-96-592)
Selected article titles: "First Wage-Hour Board Appointed in Textile Work" (p. 1), "Hang-Overs" (p. 2), "Pink Tea" (p. 3), "Four Well-Known Young Chosen as Precinct Leader" (p. 4)
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Japanese American Courier Vol. 9, No. 422 (February 15, 1936) (ddr-densho-96-457)
Selected article titles: "Convention Work on Way for JACL" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Hang-overs" (p. 3), "Out-of-Town News" (p. 4)
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Japanese American Courier Vol. 4, No. 192 (August 29, 1931) (ddr-densho-96-223)
Selected article titles: "MacDonald Forms Coalition Cabinet to Relieve Crisis" (p. 1), "Yoshiko Funai is Favored to Take Open Net Crown" (p. 2), "Pink Tea" (p. 3), "Out-of-Town News" (p. 4)
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Japanese American Courier Vol. 14, No. 691 (April 12, 1941) (ddr-densho-96-726)
Selected article titles: "Kinder Treatment for Aliens Looms" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Courier Baseball" (p. 3), "Seattle Library Views Future on 50th Anniversary" (p. 4)
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Japanese American Courier Vol. 5, No. 259 (ddr-densho-96-291)
Selected article titles: "Citizens' Group Gather Tonight to Finish Work" (p. 1), "Sport Scope" (p. 2), "Pink Tea" (p. 3), "Out-of-Town News" (p. 4)
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Japanese American Courier Vol. 11, No. 525 (February 5, 1938) (ddr-densho-96-560)
Selected article titles: "Northwest Board Read for Action" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Hang-Overs" (p. 3), "Installation of New Officers to Start JACL Work" (p. 4)
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Japanese American Courier Vol. 9, No. 442 (July 4, 1936) (ddr-densho-96-477)
Selected article titles: "Sensmeier Sees Imports as Aid to U.S. Laborer" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Cardinals Defeat Waseda Maroons, 11-10 to Win Courier Class 'A' Championship" (p. 3), "Out-of-Town News" (p. 4)
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Japanese American Courier Vol. 13, No. 675 (December 21, 1940) (ddr-densho-96-710)
Selected article titles: "Session to Smash at Discrimination" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Sports" (p. 3), "Valley Farming to Prove Better in Coming Years" (p. 4)
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Japanese American Courier Vol. 1, No. 46 (November 10, 1928) (ddr-densho-96-74)
Selected article titles: "Political Storm Subsides; Hoover to be President" (p. 1), "Sport Scope" (p. 2), "Pink Tea" (p. 3), "Meeting of Younger Generation Planned to Discuss Problem" (p. 4)
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Japanese American Courier Vol. 1, No. 27 (June 30, 1928) (ddr-densho-96-55)
Selected article titles: "Japan Appoints New Ambassador to U.S. is Report" (p. 1), "Sport Scope" (p. 2), "Pink Tea" (p. 3), "Down Main Street" (p. 4)
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Japanese American Courier Vol. 5, No. 232 (ddr-densho-96-264)
Selected article titles: "Graduates Owe Parents, Chance at Opportunity" (p. 1), "Sport Scope" (p. 2), "Pink Tea" (p. 3), "Out-of-Town News" (p. 4)
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Japanese American Courier Vol. 14, No. 718 (October 17, 1941) (ddr-densho-96-753)
Selected article titles: "Sees Church Duty Toward Japanese" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Hang Overs" (p. 3), "Dinner to Begin Chest Drive for this Community" (p. 4)
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Japanese American Courier Vol. 4, No. 201 (October 31, 1931) (ddr-densho-96-232)
Selected article titles: "Leaders Pushing Plans for Loans to Reopen Bank" (p. 1), "Sport Scope" (p. 2), "Pink Tea" (p. 3), "Out-of-Town News" (p. 4)
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Japanese American Courier Vol. 13, No. 640 (April 20, 1940) (ddr-densho-96-675)
Selected article titles: "How School Aids Cultural Spread Told by Founder" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Hang Overs" (p. 3), "Maryknoll Sets Benefit to Aid School Fund" (p. 4)
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Japanese American Courier Vol. 14, No. 678 (January 11, 1941) (ddr-densho-96-713)
Selected article titles: "Second Generation Advance Lies with Selves and Public Attitude" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Sports" (p. 3), "Seattle Chapter Ballots Out for Annual Election" (p. 4)
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Japanese American Courier Vol. 8, No. 402 (September 28, 1935) (ddr-densho-96-437)
Selected article titles: "J.A.C.L. Will Give Plaque to Adm. Isamu Takeshita" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Hang-overs" (p. 3), "Out-of-Town News" (p. 4)
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Japanese American Courier Vol. 2, No. 90 (September 14, 1929) (ddr-densho-96-119)
Selected article titles: "Senate Navy Body Begins Inquiry in Arms Propaganda" (p. 1), "Koitabashi Wins Girls Club Title; Morio, Jr. Victor" (p. 2), "Pink Tea" (p. 3), "U. of W. Students Leave for Japan on Study Junket" (p. 4)
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Japanese American Courier Vol. 2, No. 71 (May 4, 1929) (ddr-densho-96-100)
Selected article titles: "Equable Tonnage Plan Favored at Geneva Conclave" (p. 1), "Sport Scope" (p. 2), "Pink Tea" (p. 3), "Lotus Seinenkai to Give 'Memory Program' Soon" (p. 4)
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Japanese American Courier Vol. 9, No. 445 (July 25, 1936) (ddr-densho-96-480)
Selected article titles: "JACL Will Study Endowment Plan" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Vancouver Asahis Strong" (p. 3), "Out-of-Town News" (p. 4)
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Japanese American Courier Vol. 2, No. 61 (February 23, 1929) (ddr-densho-96-90)
Selected article titles: "Japan Standing at Crossroads, States Teusler" (p. 1), "Sports Scope" (p. 2), "Pink Tea" (p. 3), "J. S. C. to Throw Clubhouse Open to Public's Gaze" (p. 4)