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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![She Sure Made it Look Easy (ddr-jamsj-1-148)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/2a/5e/2a5ee8ff327ffebaf9dd0b09d88ce168.jpg)
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She Sure Made it Look Easy (ddr-jamsj-1-148)
Seventh Annual Landscape Gardener's Convention held in Southern California.
![Another Angle (ddr-jamsj-1-175)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ae/e5/aee5e1c1a054fef5a7451237d9337be9.jpg)
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Another Angle (ddr-jamsj-1-175)
Seventh Annual Landscape Gardener's Convention held in Southern California.
![Man handing out award (ddr-jamsj-1-636)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/46/ce/46ce8abd06d071bdebacef037ade498b.jpg)
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Man handing out award (ddr-jamsj-1-636)
The 20th Anniversary Commemoration-Installation Dinner at Hyatt House.
![Prizes, Roster, and Rules for 1964 Perch Derby (ddr-jamsj-1-331)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/d6/23/d623c5d05019d2b855870c9bc4ea5d01.jpg)
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Prizes, Roster, and Rules for 1964 Perch Derby (ddr-jamsj-1-331)
Perch Derby at Rio Del Mar Beach
![New Style-- Holding Hands! (ddr-jamsj-1-141)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9f/56/9f563819d56b79f8289c4f4ad1fe37dc.jpg)
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New Style-- Holding Hands! (ddr-jamsj-1-141)
Seventh Annual Landscape Gardener's Convention held in Southern California.
![Room shot of the 20th Anniversary party (ddr-jamsj-1-630)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/0e/26/0e2690281994f2051d51fbcdee0de543.jpg)
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Room shot of the 20th Anniversary party (ddr-jamsj-1-630)
The 20th Anniversary Commemoration-Installation Dinner at Hyatt House.
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"Just Right," says Harry to Tsugio (ddr-jamsj-1-186)
Seventh Annual Landscape Gardener's Convention held in Southern California.
![Martin Checking Scores- Check Fifth in an Hour (ddr-jamsj-1-139)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/e5/33/e53373a41b18df8ef2442280b2d59ce2.jpg)
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Martin Checking Scores- Check Fifth in an Hour (ddr-jamsj-1-139)
Seventh Annual Landscape Gardener's Convention held in Southern California.
![Modeling purse (ddr-jamsj-1-455)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/1d/c2/1dc2e692b51b9d14fc4a09744f3e1f98.jpg)
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Modeling purse (ddr-jamsj-1-455)
A women's event being held at the Ninth Annual Landscape Gardeners Convention.
![Don](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/1f/31/1f3189801c9b1b6931ba00cd5d7b2a7f.jpg)
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Don "Moon" Kikuchi 1955-1956 (ddr-jamsj-1-214)
Don "Moon" Kikuchi was the Garden City Gardeners' Club President from 1955 to 1956.
![Ryuichi Murakami, President of S.C.G.F (ddr-jamsj-1-153)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/1e/a6/1ea658a228228b383005a5053ffca21e.jpg)
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Ryuichi Murakami, President of S.C.G.F (ddr-jamsj-1-153)
Seventh Annual Landscape Gardener's Convention held in Southern California.
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"Shadow Ballers" (ddr-jamsj-1-134)
Seventh Annual Landscape Gardener's Convention held in Southern California.
![Brainwork Still Going On (ddr-jamsj-1-172)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/c4/ed/c4ed0c794e1ae3585dd761e8501e9006.jpg)
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Brainwork Still Going On (ddr-jamsj-1-172)
Seventh Annual Landscape Gardener's Convention held in Southern California.
![Man handing out award to Fred Suginoto (ddr-jamsj-1-642)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/34/e7/34e772b720e4d78902fd4ed70213b2d0.jpg)
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Man handing out award to Fred Suginoto (ddr-jamsj-1-642)
The 20th Anniversary Commemoration-Installation Dinner at Hyatt House.