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This short film showcases the Redevelopment Project of Sacramento's West End in 1959 which ended with the destruction of the Japantown. Using footage from a KCRA program by Stan Atkinson the documentary was created by Chris Lango and edited by…

This documentary was created to highlight the Urban Redevelopment Projects of the late 1950s and early 1960s that devastated the West End of Sacramento that included Japantown. Created by Chris Lango in collaboration with The Center for Sacramento…

The Sacramento Nippon Stars was an all Japanese baseball team that played against other local teams mainly during the 1922-1923 Winter Baseball League where they had five wins and three losses.

One of the few mixed race baseball teams was the Sacramento Dragons a local high school team.
From Left to right are Richard Mower (Center fielder), Merlin Reeder (Pitcher and left fielder), Larry Traversi (Pitcher), Norman Simpson (Left Fielder),…

Every Summer the Buddhist Church would put on the Bon Odori or Obon Festival to commemorate the souls of those who have died. The festival would be held in front of the Buddhist Church on O Street in between Fourth and Fifth Streets and would consist…

Mitsuye Endo, was born on May 20th, 1920 in Sacramento and grew up going to Sacramento Senior High School. After graduation she attended a secretarial school which allowed her to get a job for the state working at the Department of Employment. After…

The Buddhist Church of Sacramento was founded on December 17th, 1899 at 1221 Third Street. In 1925 the church moved to a new location at 410 O Street after space became an issue. In 1937 a gymnasium was added that would be rented out for use by the…

The Japanese American veterans of WWII from Sacramento were denied membership in the local VFW Post, and so they set about creating their own Nisei Post. The Institution Ceremony and Installation of the Officers of the Nisei VFW Post No. 8985 was…

Showa Hall located at 301 O Street was a place that would be used for a wide variety of events such as boxing, church services, dance performances and plays. The second floor of the building housed the Christian Japanese School.