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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Hula dancers performing (ddr-jamsj-1-495)
Dinner reception for the Ninth Annual California Landscape Gardeners Convention held at Cabana Hotel.
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Looks Interesting-What is It? (ddr-jamsj-1-147)
Seventh Annual Landscape Gardener's Convention held in Southern California.
![Man handing out award to John Kurazawa (ddr-jamsj-1-640)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/1f/56/1f5673d651f4fd0dd0eec2fbd521508c.jpg)
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Man handing out award to John Kurazawa (ddr-jamsj-1-640)
The 20th Anniversary Commemoration-Installation Dinner at Hyatt House.
![Audience at the reception (ddr-jamsj-1-488)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/09/c5/09c5ef581df29057fe56831253c9bc01.jpg)
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Audience at the reception (ddr-jamsj-1-488)
Dinner reception for the Ninth Annual California Landscape Gardeners Convention held at Cabana Hotel.
![Yone Flanked by Three Georges (ddr-jamsj-1-138)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/03/ef/03ef53efa41d08223bc79c9b75aa3d40.jpg)
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Yone Flanked by Three Georges (ddr-jamsj-1-138)
Seventh Annual Landscape Gardener's Convention held in Southern California.
![Woman receiving gloves (ddr-jamsj-1-454)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/3d/c9/3dc9f99505d80386c9657a1ede56c87b.jpg)
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Woman receiving gloves (ddr-jamsj-1-454)
A women's event being held at the Ninth Annual Landscape Gardeners Convention.
![Reception dinner room shot (ddr-jamsj-1-481)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/4c/b5/4cb5fc06dee61a7193efb8bca68a68ad.jpg)
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Reception dinner room shot (ddr-jamsj-1-481)
Dinner reception for the Ninth Annual California Landscape Gardeners Convention held at Cabana Hotel.