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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![Ben Gets Mas Tsuda, General Chairman G.Nakano in Background (ddr-jamsj-1-193)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ac/ff/acffe9824561cd1515b08756abd1eae1.jpg)
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Ben Gets Mas Tsuda, General Chairman G.Nakano in Background (ddr-jamsj-1-193)
Seventh Annual Landscape Gardener's Convention held in Southern California.
![Dancing (ddr-jamsj-1-504)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/c8/4d/c84d46b3cbfb4d02ad5bf7aa976684ef.jpg)
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Dancing (ddr-jamsj-1-504)
Dinner reception for the Ninth Annual California Landscape Gardeners Convention held at Cabana Hotel.
![Ninth Annual Landscape Gardeners Convention speaker (ddr-jamsj-1-438)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/16/ed/16eddfe34a8c622653d821d6c0955bed.jpg)
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Ninth Annual Landscape Gardeners Convention speaker (ddr-jamsj-1-438)
Opening speech for the Ninth Annual California Landscape Gardeners Convention.
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![Don](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/52/8a/528a506c2e37f3fd8a29aa6ac8f5e03d.jpg)
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Don "Moon" Kikuchi 1955-1956 (ddr-jamsj-1-215)
Don "Moon" Kikuchi was the Garden City Gardeners' Club President from 1955 to 1956.
![Man handing out award to Myer Ichida (ddr-jamsj-1-638)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/42/59/4259877bf0a0fcb79a3c53eb5e157216.jpg)
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Man handing out award to Myer Ichida (ddr-jamsj-1-638)
The 20th Anniversary Commemoration-Installation Dinner at Hyatt House.
![Mr. & Mrs. H. Kumagai, J. Kumagai, N. Hirota, M. Matsura (ddr-jamsj-1-171)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/a9/ef/a9efe3a0d13613ac1bd519ba00cfc591.jpg)
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Mr. & Mrs. H. Kumagai, J. Kumagai, N. Hirota, M. Matsura (ddr-jamsj-1-171)
Seventh Annual Landscape Gardener's Convention held in Southern California.
![Man handing out award to Martin Marumoto (ddr-jamsj-1-641)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/44/8b/448b1c36c0800f3458a5812008aa64af.jpg)
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Man handing out award to Martin Marumoto (ddr-jamsj-1-641)
The 20th Anniversary Commemoration-Installation Dinner at Hyatt House.