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Title A name given to the resource Isleton's Japantown Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jason Bowman Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Isleton Brannan-Andrus Historical Museum Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Isleton Brannan-Andrus Historical Museum Description An account of the resource The Chinese community had settled in Isleton during the 1870s to help work on the levee project that converted the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta from a swamp into fertile farmland. After the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act was signed into law barring Chinese laborers from coming to America Japanese laborers started to come over in their place. The Japanese laborers would work in the local canneries in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta area as it was experiencing a surge in agriculture in the late 19th century. Isleton's Japantown was situated right by the Chinatown that had settled in the area in 1878 before the arrival of the Japanese. Initially the two communities lived south of Isleton near Jackson Slough and the town's city hall. By 1910 Japanese and Chinese workers made up over 90% of the workforce in the canneries. However, a fire in 1915 destroyed both the Chinatown and Japantown leaving many homeless and without any means of support. With the help of John Gardiner who was the president of the Bank of Isleton allowed the Chinese and Japanese to relocate to the area along the town's Main Street between E Street and H Street. The Chinatown occupied the area between E and F Street with the Japantown being between F and H Street. During the early 1900s many of the Chinese and Japanese men worked at any of the local canneries and the majority of establishments in the China and Japan towns catered to their needs with gambling halls, saloons and brothels. On Memorial Day of 1926 a woman in Isleton's Chinatown left her milk to boil on a kerosene stove and when the milk started to boil over she had tried to put it out with a hand cloth that only served to start a fire that quickly spread throughout the area. Due to the holiday the local fire brigade was away on a picnic and the fire destroyed over 110 buildings in the area. The two communities quickly rebuilt and within the next year the China and Japantowns were as they once were with many of the buildings built apart and with metal sheet roofs to prevent fires. The gambling halls of the Chinatown and Japantown were a popular destination for many workers who would come into town to spend their hard earned wages in the hope of winning big. Due to segregation both Chinese and Japanese children had to attend the local Oriental School that was located on the corner of E and Union Streets. Children of migrant workers would attend the Migrant School located across the street from the Oriental School. The Japanese community continued to thrive until the start of World War II when all the Japanese-Americans were rounded up for the internment. During the war the area of Japantown became occupied by Filipino and Mexican workers who started working in the canneries. After the War some Japanese came back to Isleton but many decided to settle elsewhere as they had lost their homes and businesses during the internment. As the years went on the canneries started to close down and many of the Japanese community of Isleton left. Nowadays Isleton is a sparsely populated town with the 2010 census listing a population of 804 yet during its heyday in the early 1900s the China and Japantowns boasted a population of over 1500. Many of the buildings built after the 1926 fire can still be found along Isleton's Main Street and in 1991 the area was designated a historic site for the National Register of Historic Places. Isleton's Japantown is unique in that it has retained the same buildings for over ninety years and gives a glimpse into a Japantown during its peak years. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Isleton Brannan-Andrus Historical Museum Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource First and Kindergarten Classes Subject The topic of the resource Isleton, Japantown, Chinatown, Isleton Union Oriental School, 1924 Description An account of the resource Isleton Union Oriental School's First and Kindergarten class of April 1924. Listed below are the 23 Japanese students the other students are unknown but are of Chinese and Filipino descent. Top Row: Miss Norton 2nd Row: Seizo Oka, Kazuo Imazumi, Shitoshi Shimizu, Ryuichi Nakanishi, Shizue Naka, Kaoru Nozawa 3rd Row: Shigeru Hoshiko, Sakae Nakayama, Akira Imagawa, George Yamashita, Fumi Hashimoto, Shizuko Teshima 4th Row: Isamu Enokida, Takeshi Kato, Yoshimitsu Kato, Akiko Yokoo, MItsuko Ike, Mitsuko Furukawa, and Shizue Fujikawa Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Isleton Brannan-Andrus Historical Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1924 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Isleton Brannan-Andrus Historical Museum https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/26924/archive/files/fb3bee9b2c3c5f46536a0d4529a8e79c.jpg?Expires=1782950400&Signature=EBYVvHW8kgGVw6KV1yU3vmrgg4jxKB1eK7gtsxJTGddAxsrZjNgrlCV6H3oKCT9GY4CvxuoE1wX70Jf1drJmzYH3ipGXgCctM%7E-65EvFCURFueaHjdhFOLA2nkSLZN%7E5izhWxHr04BX3uiInoZBw-AWdrWIoqVvfTZxqCthzeVbsL%7ETyCO501L6lJSPg1sojlHCVLh4CNaGWnT6Hzcx%7EvPvXUqxyZuTBHANfliK5vYIKOQsSmRUeyCQa4gsT2Od1v6kqzNEeQNYj6r1eZsjix6SRXHkdSgt5hI3Pk35%7ED9J2Ao1ySVf8U1wl87DT-Nmup%7E%7EukFRW1oSHt6fXueAXXw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 660f37f6f605429144e5413f48c535ea Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sacramento's Japantown Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jason Bowman Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived California State Library History Section California State University Sacramento Special Collections and Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource California State Library History Section California State University Sacramento Special Collections and Archive Description An account of the resource Sacramento's Japantown was one of the largest in California until it was demolished to make way for the Capital Mall vista in the late 1950s. Sacramento's Japantown originated in the 1890's from Japanese laborers and farmers who worked in the surrounding areas coming into town to buy goods and services from other Japanese as they were often not welcomed in white owned establishments. In 1893 the first grocery store was built. This store, which also provided banking and postal services, was the focal point of the community. Over the years the community grew as more Japanese settled in the area ranging from 2nd and 5th Street to L and M Street. By 1910, Sacramento’s Japantown contained twelve general goods stores, thirty-six restaurants, fifteen billiard parlors, three newspaper publishers, a bank and a movie house. During the 1930's Sacramento's Japantown was a thriving community that would be shattered with the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Many Japanese in Sacramento had to give up their homes and businesses and while interned people from other ethnic groups moved into the now empty Japantown. After the war the Japanese community faced anti-Japanese hostility upon returning to Sacramento and some had difficulty finding a place to stay. Eventually the community regained some of its former glory by the 1950's and it looked like Japantown was becoming a thriving center for the Japanese in Sacramento. During this time Japantown moved to the area between L and P Street and Third and Fourth. Unfortunately, in 1954 the City Council and the Sacramento Redevelopment Agency passed the Capitol Mall Redevelopment Plan which would use the power of eminent domain to acquire properties in the area that many considered a slum——the West End in which Japantown was located. Faced with another forced relocation many Japanese spoke out and tried to persuade the Sacramento Redevelopment Agency from going through with the plan. But to no avail. The historic Japantown was demolished between 1956 and 1960 and replaced with the office buildings and apartments that stand today in the Capitol Mall. With the destruction of Sacramento’s Japantown a part of the city’s history was forever lost, as no buildings remain save for the Nissei War Memorial that was constructed in 1956 just prior to the demolition. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource California State Library History Section California State University Sacramento Special Collections and Archive Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1311 4th Street Subject The topic of the resource Japantown, Sacramento, 1910's, 4th Street, Residence Description An account of the resource Residence in Japantown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ofu Heisen no Nishiki Shashin-cho Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1910s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright status unknown. This material may be protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S. Code) and is intended solely for the purposes of education and research. Any commercial use without permission is prohibited. This article was made viewable online through terms of fair use (17 U.S. Code § 107). Upon request of the rights owner, the material may be removed from public viewing if there are rights issues that need to be resolved. 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Title A name given to the resource San Jose's Japantown Description An account of the resource San Jose's Japantown emerged alongside the Chinatown that had been in the area called Heinlenville since 1887 after the original Chinatown had burnt down. Japanese had started arriving in the area in larger numbers after the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act banned Chinese laborers from coming to America. Previously many Chinese had worked in agriculture at one of the many orchards and farms in the Santa Clara Valley, but as the Exclusion Act reduced the number of Chinese workers available the Japanese started to take their place. With the influx of Japanese into the area many businesses were started to cater to the needs of the community which was mainly comprised of bachelors. The early form of Japantown was largely made up of gambling dens, pool halls. bathhouses, general goods stores, lodgings, and brothels. By the turn of the century the area had over 200 Japanese living there not counting those who were migrant workers. After the 1906 Earthquake in San Francisco had devastated the Japantown there many Japanese moved to San Jose which did not suffer as much damage as San Francisco to restart their lives. However, due to the earthquake in San Francisco tensions rose between different groups in the city and Japanese students were forced to attend the Oriental school with Chinese students. Many Japanese were outraged and pressured the Japanese government to intervene. In 1907 the two countries reached an agreement where Japan would not issue out passports to Japanese who wanted to work in America and the United States would allow the Japanese students to attend any school that the wanted. The Gentlemen's Agreement as it was called reduced the number of Japanese laborers but led to an increase of women coming in their place who would be called the picture brides. Many Japanese men who came to American and wanted to settle down would write back to their families in Japan sending a picture of themselves and ask for them to arrange a marriage. Once a suitable wife was found she would be married to her husband by proxy in Japan and then be issued a passport that allowed her to come over to America to live with her new husband. The arrival of the picture brides changed the makeup of Japantown as it switched from a haven for bachelors to one that was more suitable for families. In 1908 the Japanese Association of San Jose was created to help the local community and those new to the area. Over the next few years Japantown grew exponentially as many more businesses were setup to appeal to the changing demographic of the area. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jason Bowman Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Japanese American Museum of San Jose San Jose State University Library Special Collections & Archives Japantown Business Association Curt Fukuda History San Jose Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Japanese American Museum of San Jose Japantown Business Association Curt Fukuda History San Jose Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1990 Japantown Centennial Exhibit Subject The topic of the resource Japantown, San Jose, 1990, Centennial Celebration, San Jose Buddhist Church Description An account of the resource From September 8th to the 15th of 1990 San Jose's Japantown celebrated it's Centennial. A exhibit was created for the event showcasing the history of the neighborhood and was housed in the Betsuin gymnasium of the San Jose Buddhist Church. In addition to the exhibit the Centennial offered cooking demonstrations, live performances, workshops, and walking tours led by Dr. Tokio Ishikawa. Dr. Ishikawa was the first Nisei to become a doctor and later in his life became the definitive expert on the history of San Jose's Japantown. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Curt Fukuda Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1990 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Curt Fukuda https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/26924/archive/files/aee5335e0078af1c6ef5462c8537f9e3.JPG?Expires=1782950400&Signature=S%7EOacZ9SZmCd2QDI5lg-VN1qEJMdDtLHGkgV8HtaeUj3PDews8Kgk2oFBDCpdAea-eY-kTJFBO30G%7EmcgzdS2vZ1zR8WcM95yIQcz3YCrBrBCURCuzHa3hlrSVYPxTFUaPtogLx170yTYJwK0CUQCDf-bzerd%7EW3Nap0TgcgOrnzSpKmYP6Qb2ahLLZntLpzzJcwzLRQzMeCiG6io0QFvHoytZzWtocxPnsURfBfynX4kG0kwDAf03ts4xJyP4mPNsueS1p6X07S02gJ1zZ-zZZZFpIns%7EbbAf6rU-ZoVmYjbV1OrhNyzmHwLe4-RqsKX4uniq5Qu8SiEw90dGABqw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 0b62a918109bc42ad6d68a2dca2c126e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Isleton's Japantown Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jason Bowman Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Isleton Brannan-Andrus Historical Museum Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Isleton Brannan-Andrus Historical Museum Description An account of the resource The Chinese community had settled in Isleton during the 1870s to help work on the levee project that converted the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta from a swamp into fertile farmland. After the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act was signed into law barring Chinese laborers from coming to America Japanese laborers started to come over in their place. The Japanese laborers would work in the local canneries in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta area as it was experiencing a surge in agriculture in the late 19th century. Isleton's Japantown was situated right by the Chinatown that had settled in the area in 1878 before the arrival of the Japanese. Initially the two communities lived south of Isleton near Jackson Slough and the town's city hall. By 1910 Japanese and Chinese workers made up over 90% of the workforce in the canneries. However, a fire in 1915 destroyed both the Chinatown and Japantown leaving many homeless and without any means of support. With the help of John Gardiner who was the president of the Bank of Isleton allowed the Chinese and Japanese to relocate to the area along the town's Main Street between E Street and H Street. The Chinatown occupied the area between E and F Street with the Japantown being between F and H Street. During the early 1900s many of the Chinese and Japanese men worked at any of the local canneries and the majority of establishments in the China and Japan towns catered to their needs with gambling halls, saloons and brothels. On Memorial Day of 1926 a woman in Isleton's Chinatown left her milk to boil on a kerosene stove and when the milk started to boil over she had tried to put it out with a hand cloth that only served to start a fire that quickly spread throughout the area. Due to the holiday the local fire brigade was away on a picnic and the fire destroyed over 110 buildings in the area. The two communities quickly rebuilt and within the next year the China and Japantowns were as they once were with many of the buildings built apart and with metal sheet roofs to prevent fires. The gambling halls of the Chinatown and Japantown were a popular destination for many workers who would come into town to spend their hard earned wages in the hope of winning big. Due to segregation both Chinese and Japanese children had to attend the local Oriental School that was located on the corner of E and Union Streets. Children of migrant workers would attend the Migrant School located across the street from the Oriental School. The Japanese community continued to thrive until the start of World War II when all the Japanese-Americans were rounded up for the internment. During the war the area of Japantown became occupied by Filipino and Mexican workers who started working in the canneries. After the War some Japanese came back to Isleton but many decided to settle elsewhere as they had lost their homes and businesses during the internment. As the years went on the canneries started to close down and many of the Japanese community of Isleton left. Nowadays Isleton is a sparsely populated town with the 2010 census listing a population of 804 yet during its heyday in the early 1900s the China and Japantowns boasted a population of over 1500. Many of the buildings built after the 1926 fire can still be found along Isleton's Main Street and in 1991 the area was designated a historic site for the National Register of Historic Places. Isleton's Japantown is unique in that it has retained the same buildings for over ninety years and gives a glimpse into a Japantown during its peak years. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Isleton Brannan-Andrus Historical Museum Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2nd Grade Class Picture Subject The topic of the resource Isleton, Japantown, Chinatown, Isleton Union Oriental School, 1925 Description An account of the resource The Japanese students of Isleton Union Oriental School's 2nd Grade Class from March 1925. Top Row: Ryuichi Nakanishi, Mrs. Handley, Takashi Sawada. 2nd Row: Fumi Hashimoto, Tautomo Furukawa, Masao Fujimoto, Yutaka Nakano, Shitoshi Shimizu, Shogoro Matsumoto. 3rd Row: Chieko Morisaki, Haruno Ogawa, Hifumi Ogawa, Matsuko Suehiro, Akiko Yokoo, Mitsuko Ike, Mitsuko Furukawa, Chitoe Sasaki, Shizuko Teshima, Tsuyako Sakamoto, Mutsumi Hirata. 4th Row: Saburo Hirose, Masaru Sakamoto, Toraso Sumii, Yoshimitsu Kato, Ichiro Nakahara, Tamio Takehana, Hitoshi Hayashida, Seizo Oka Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Isleton Brannan-Andrus Historical Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 1925 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Isleton Brannan-Andrus Historical Museum https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/26924/archive/files/a1018993195991bc065c5dcb4c1cd6df.jpg?Expires=1782950400&Signature=NVeAH3eUAUnGryc1oHagILDtXArNY6DJS7nE6ePYW0bDPMNkqM5s-4sy0BFFUxOqNdvsWNWkyqgfdJptrTLXH9UYM30OIMINbjF9CokgStNSYcoSVqQ%7EgPSbCiD5OW96jnYcaCYcYukcoJZngyXOyQ9CJ1pZLIYCvNaDDpZclm1caj5UFY1i89z9TUCDuMiER-LIuSzhiuFzEy0413xMSqfLNmchWfXF3EdrvElMn08gFNjJwwD%7E8pgJgidxCAiYUfzwn3BJIPJcfmKOT84ku0L0eSjH9B2vQVebqx-fDULnAFGxztEGc9GSavlgmrRptzFki73atsMv7YqbKYnhdw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 7098a2ccf5f832452dc5afaec9a0414d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sacramento's Japantown Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jason Bowman Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived California State Library History Section California State University Sacramento Special Collections and Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource California State Library History Section California State University Sacramento Special Collections and Archive Description An account of the resource Sacramento's Japantown was one of the largest in California until it was demolished to make way for the Capital Mall vista in the late 1950s. Sacramento's Japantown originated in the 1890's from Japanese laborers and farmers who worked in the surrounding areas coming into town to buy goods and services from other Japanese as they were often not welcomed in white owned establishments. In 1893 the first grocery store was built. This store, which also provided banking and postal services, was the focal point of the community. Over the years the community grew as more Japanese settled in the area ranging from 2nd and 5th Street to L and M Street. By 1910, Sacramento’s Japantown contained twelve general goods stores, thirty-six restaurants, fifteen billiard parlors, three newspaper publishers, a bank and a movie house. During the 1930's Sacramento's Japantown was a thriving community that would be shattered with the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Many Japanese in Sacramento had to give up their homes and businesses and while interned people from other ethnic groups moved into the now empty Japantown. After the war the Japanese community faced anti-Japanese hostility upon returning to Sacramento and some had difficulty finding a place to stay. Eventually the community regained some of its former glory by the 1950's and it looked like Japantown was becoming a thriving center for the Japanese in Sacramento. During this time Japantown moved to the area between L and P Street and Third and Fourth. Unfortunately, in 1954 the City Council and the Sacramento Redevelopment Agency passed the Capitol Mall Redevelopment Plan which would use the power of eminent domain to acquire properties in the area that many considered a slum——the West End in which Japantown was located. Faced with another forced relocation many Japanese spoke out and tried to persuade the Sacramento Redevelopment Agency from going through with the plan. But to no avail. The historic Japantown was demolished between 1956 and 1960 and replaced with the office buildings and apartments that stand today in the Capitol Mall. With the destruction of Sacramento’s Japantown a part of the city’s history was forever lost, as no buildings remain save for the Nissei War Memorial that was constructed in 1956 just prior to the demolition. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource California State Library History Section California State University Sacramento Special Collections and Archive Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 311 M Street Subject The topic of the resource Japantown, Sacramento, 1938, M Street, Capital Mall Description An account of the resource Looking north from M Street (Capital Mall) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Eugene Walter Hepting Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived California State Library History Section Eugene Walter Hepting Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available California State Library History Section Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1938 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource California State Library History Section https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/26924/archive/files/5099d1a1c922e388c0ffcd305ede82ac.jpg?Expires=1782950400&Signature=Vq8gm19%7EAWyUY4nibqbaHBJFkiCZdiUkOV1Zh%7Erh%7E-ZqCVs7qpZ0%7EAlPTyyPb4DopXBeaPjxe3kjnsaKzm03Qo%7EUqAZ0BO9hjLvdU94csZReyRyOddYmJ3En5VitUEpRVEiNamTVsndsrrVzkrrFrxBDnCpWCLLwNEi60gSN6123T7chjITmQe15nnLx7nXFrm78VLUsY2u1v5wq3%7Ewm683JK5nGsVGVgXe2GuDPbGZJ-0OBDoZ3u0sCdoDKyz8ZmYBH%7EjZI9LiaFI-Srozy1pJxT4vkHkPnrhFo7WebR2xe7TOK9O%7EHwvunq1gbb8658zTy3cRdMRxOy2IBwLN2kg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM be65a9d1fd29c2a2de84086a5de47489 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sacramento's Japantown Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jason Bowman Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived California State Library History Section California State University Sacramento Special Collections and Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource California State Library History Section California State University Sacramento Special Collections and Archive Description An account of the resource Sacramento's Japantown was one of the largest in California until it was demolished to make way for the Capital Mall vista in the late 1950s. Sacramento's Japantown originated in the 1890's from Japanese laborers and farmers who worked in the surrounding areas coming into town to buy goods and services from other Japanese as they were often not welcomed in white owned establishments. In 1893 the first grocery store was built. This store, which also provided banking and postal services, was the focal point of the community. Over the years the community grew as more Japanese settled in the area ranging from 2nd and 5th Street to L and M Street. By 1910, Sacramento’s Japantown contained twelve general goods stores, thirty-six restaurants, fifteen billiard parlors, three newspaper publishers, a bank and a movie house. During the 1930's Sacramento's Japantown was a thriving community that would be shattered with the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Many Japanese in Sacramento had to give up their homes and businesses and while interned people from other ethnic groups moved into the now empty Japantown. After the war the Japanese community faced anti-Japanese hostility upon returning to Sacramento and some had difficulty finding a place to stay. Eventually the community regained some of its former glory by the 1950's and it looked like Japantown was becoming a thriving center for the Japanese in Sacramento. During this time Japantown moved to the area between L and P Street and Third and Fourth. Unfortunately, in 1954 the City Council and the Sacramento Redevelopment Agency passed the Capitol Mall Redevelopment Plan which would use the power of eminent domain to acquire properties in the area that many considered a slum——the West End in which Japantown was located. Faced with another forced relocation many Japanese spoke out and tried to persuade the Sacramento Redevelopment Agency from going through with the plan. But to no avail. The historic Japantown was demolished between 1956 and 1960 and replaced with the office buildings and apartments that stand today in the Capitol Mall. With the destruction of Sacramento’s Japantown a part of the city’s history was forever lost, as no buildings remain save for the Nissei War Memorial that was constructed in 1956 just prior to the demolition. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource California State Library History Section California State University Sacramento Special Collections and Archive Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 3rd and M Street General Store Subject The topic of the resource Japantown, Sacramento, 1910's, M Street, 3rd Street, General Stores Description An account of the resource Inside a Japanese General Store circa 1910s located on 3rd and M Street Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ofu Heisen no Nishiki Shashin-cho Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1910s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright status unknown. This material may be protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S. Code) and is intended solely for the purposes of education and research. Any commercial use without permission is prohibited. This article was made viewable online through terms of fair use (17 U.S. Code § 107). Upon request of the rights owner, the material may be removed from public viewing if there are rights issues that need to be resolved. 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Title A name given to the resource Sacramento's Japantown Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jason Bowman Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived California State Library History Section California State University Sacramento Special Collections and Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource California State Library History Section California State University Sacramento Special Collections and Archive Description An account of the resource Sacramento's Japantown was one of the largest in California until it was demolished to make way for the Capital Mall vista in the late 1950s. Sacramento's Japantown originated in the 1890's from Japanese laborers and farmers who worked in the surrounding areas coming into town to buy goods and services from other Japanese as they were often not welcomed in white owned establishments. In 1893 the first grocery store was built. This store, which also provided banking and postal services, was the focal point of the community. Over the years the community grew as more Japanese settled in the area ranging from 2nd and 5th Street to L and M Street. By 1910, Sacramento’s Japantown contained twelve general goods stores, thirty-six restaurants, fifteen billiard parlors, three newspaper publishers, a bank and a movie house. During the 1930's Sacramento's Japantown was a thriving community that would be shattered with the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Many Japanese in Sacramento had to give up their homes and businesses and while interned people from other ethnic groups moved into the now empty Japantown. After the war the Japanese community faced anti-Japanese hostility upon returning to Sacramento and some had difficulty finding a place to stay. Eventually the community regained some of its former glory by the 1950's and it looked like Japantown was becoming a thriving center for the Japanese in Sacramento. During this time Japantown moved to the area between L and P Street and Third and Fourth. Unfortunately, in 1954 the City Council and the Sacramento Redevelopment Agency passed the Capitol Mall Redevelopment Plan which would use the power of eminent domain to acquire properties in the area that many considered a slum——the West End in which Japantown was located. Faced with another forced relocation many Japanese spoke out and tried to persuade the Sacramento Redevelopment Agency from going through with the plan. But to no avail. The historic Japantown was demolished between 1956 and 1960 and replaced with the office buildings and apartments that stand today in the Capitol Mall. With the destruction of Sacramento’s Japantown a part of the city’s history was forever lost, as no buildings remain save for the Nissei War Memorial that was constructed in 1956 just prior to the demolition. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource California State Library History Section California State University Sacramento Special Collections and Archive Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 3rd Street Subject The topic of the resource Japantown, Sacramento, 3rd Street, 1909 Description An account of the resource 3rd Street in the heart of Sacramento's Japantown circa 1909 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1909 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ofu Heisen no Nishiki Shashin-cho Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright status unknown. This material may be protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S. Code) and is intended solely for the purposes of education and research. Any commercial use without permission is prohibited. This article was made viewable online through terms of fair use (17 U.S. Code § 107). Upon request of the rights owner, the material may be removed from public viewing if there are rights issues that need to be resolved. 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Title A name given to the resource Sacramento's Japantown Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jason Bowman Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived California State Library History Section California State University Sacramento Special Collections and Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource California State Library History Section California State University Sacramento Special Collections and Archive Description An account of the resource Sacramento's Japantown was one of the largest in California until it was demolished to make way for the Capital Mall vista in the late 1950s. Sacramento's Japantown originated in the 1890's from Japanese laborers and farmers who worked in the surrounding areas coming into town to buy goods and services from other Japanese as they were often not welcomed in white owned establishments. In 1893 the first grocery store was built. This store, which also provided banking and postal services, was the focal point of the community. Over the years the community grew as more Japanese settled in the area ranging from 2nd and 5th Street to L and M Street. By 1910, Sacramento’s Japantown contained twelve general goods stores, thirty-six restaurants, fifteen billiard parlors, three newspaper publishers, a bank and a movie house. During the 1930's Sacramento's Japantown was a thriving community that would be shattered with the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Many Japanese in Sacramento had to give up their homes and businesses and while interned people from other ethnic groups moved into the now empty Japantown. After the war the Japanese community faced anti-Japanese hostility upon returning to Sacramento and some had difficulty finding a place to stay. Eventually the community regained some of its former glory by the 1950's and it looked like Japantown was becoming a thriving center for the Japanese in Sacramento. During this time Japantown moved to the area between L and P Street and Third and Fourth. Unfortunately, in 1954 the City Council and the Sacramento Redevelopment Agency passed the Capitol Mall Redevelopment Plan which would use the power of eminent domain to acquire properties in the area that many considered a slum——the West End in which Japantown was located. Faced with another forced relocation many Japanese spoke out and tried to persuade the Sacramento Redevelopment Agency from going through with the plan. But to no avail. The historic Japantown was demolished between 1956 and 1960 and replaced with the office buildings and apartments that stand today in the Capitol Mall. With the destruction of Sacramento’s Japantown a part of the city’s history was forever lost, as no buildings remain save for the Nissei War Memorial that was constructed in 1956 just prior to the demolition. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource California State Library History Section California State University Sacramento Special Collections and Archive Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 3rd Street between L and Capital Avenue (Now M Street), 1910's Subject The topic of the resource Japantown, Sacramento, 1910's, L Street, 3rd Street, M Street, Capital Avenue Description An account of the resource From Left to Right: Ohira Express Shipping, Higoya Boarding House, Ariake Dry Goods, Kitaura Taylor, Mikado Fish Market and Ishii's Eagle Drugs. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sacramento's Japantown Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jason Bowman Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived California State Library History Section California State University Sacramento Special Collections and Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource California State Library History Section California State University Sacramento Special Collections and Archive Description An account of the resource Sacramento's Japantown was one of the largest in California until it was demolished to make way for the Capital Mall vista in the late 1950s. Sacramento's Japantown originated in the 1890's from Japanese laborers and farmers who worked in the surrounding areas coming into town to buy goods and services from other Japanese as they were often not welcomed in white owned establishments. In 1893 the first grocery store was built. This store, which also provided banking and postal services, was the focal point of the community. Over the years the community grew as more Japanese settled in the area ranging from 2nd and 5th Street to L and M Street. By 1910, Sacramento’s Japantown contained twelve general goods stores, thirty-six restaurants, fifteen billiard parlors, three newspaper publishers, a bank and a movie house. During the 1930's Sacramento's Japantown was a thriving community that would be shattered with the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Many Japanese in Sacramento had to give up their homes and businesses and while interned people from other ethnic groups moved into the now empty Japantown. After the war the Japanese community faced anti-Japanese hostility upon returning to Sacramento and some had difficulty finding a place to stay. Eventually the community regained some of its former glory by the 1950's and it looked like Japantown was becoming a thriving center for the Japanese in Sacramento. During this time Japantown moved to the area between L and P Street and Third and Fourth. Unfortunately, in 1954 the City Council and the Sacramento Redevelopment Agency passed the Capitol Mall Redevelopment Plan which would use the power of eminent domain to acquire properties in the area that many considered a slum——the West End in which Japantown was located. Faced with another forced relocation many Japanese spoke out and tried to persuade the Sacramento Redevelopment Agency from going through with the plan. But to no avail. The historic Japantown was demolished between 1956 and 1960 and replaced with the office buildings and apartments that stand today in the Capitol Mall. With the destruction of Sacramento’s Japantown a part of the city’s history was forever lost, as no buildings remain save for the Nissei War Memorial that was constructed in 1956 just prior to the demolition. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource California State Library History Section California State University Sacramento Special Collections and Archive Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 4th and L Street Looking North Subject The topic of the resource Japantown, Sacramento, 1938, L Street, 4th Street Description An account of the resource The Aki Company Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Eugene Walter Hepting Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived California State Library History Section Eugene Walter Hepting Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available California State Library History Section Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1938 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource California State Library History Section https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/26924/archive/files/1af0f2c9584ce7423614c9667a6df6b4.jpg?Expires=1782950400&Signature=nx8Sy%7EmCH6KtQl%7EOpMRcP6vKRaOQbewkgNd%7EcyIIA-vUUVQ2WqGlPjD63awhppc6c2wtEdHpdQE65DSHjB1K6ZI5wA6HfDwoTtS2B%7ES%7Er5geNLBy4M--hTlCagank5vglkcyoEFA3hVG7mlqqlDnIVvnlUwX0n44uG9Tfw%7ECmFgur9A6LjWalal7Dwg6xCikjnGQq5YY3yCrdopCPmDO4yKgueOQ%7ENOP7pUKR7oljH%7EtTYC%7Eu%7EVb6hmTXxBwYfpshV8VC4xU8TE4mgsNK1nsJ%7E1z%7EMS3ohINnYLBAcLhOyBNRou3rs3RDecqPGVwIg8M4XS7IUn45bhZ0fLPgTq-ng__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM a252d08e1442aadd6d4d840e7e6d49e1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sacramento's Japantown Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jason Bowman Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived California State Library History Section California State University Sacramento Special Collections and Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource California State Library History Section California State University Sacramento Special Collections and Archive Description An account of the resource Sacramento's Japantown was one of the largest in California until it was demolished to make way for the Capital Mall vista in the late 1950s. Sacramento's Japantown originated in the 1890's from Japanese laborers and farmers who worked in the surrounding areas coming into town to buy goods and services from other Japanese as they were often not welcomed in white owned establishments. In 1893 the first grocery store was built. This store, which also provided banking and postal services, was the focal point of the community. Over the years the community grew as more Japanese settled in the area ranging from 2nd and 5th Street to L and M Street. By 1910, Sacramento’s Japantown contained twelve general goods stores, thirty-six restaurants, fifteen billiard parlors, three newspaper publishers, a bank and a movie house. During the 1930's Sacramento's Japantown was a thriving community that would be shattered with the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Many Japanese in Sacramento had to give up their homes and businesses and while interned people from other ethnic groups moved into the now empty Japantown. After the war the Japanese community faced anti-Japanese hostility upon returning to Sacramento and some had difficulty finding a place to stay. Eventually the community regained some of its former glory by the 1950's and it looked like Japantown was becoming a thriving center for the Japanese in Sacramento. During this time Japantown moved to the area between L and P Street and Third and Fourth. Unfortunately, in 1954 the City Council and the Sacramento Redevelopment Agency passed the Capitol Mall Redevelopment Plan which would use the power of eminent domain to acquire properties in the area that many considered a slum——the West End in which Japantown was located. Faced with another forced relocation many Japanese spoke out and tried to persuade the Sacramento Redevelopment Agency from going through with the plan. But to no avail. The historic Japantown was demolished between 1956 and 1960 and replaced with the office buildings and apartments that stand today in the Capitol Mall. With the destruction of Sacramento’s Japantown a part of the city’s history was forever lost, as no buildings remain save for the Nissei War Memorial that was constructed in 1956 just prior to the demolition. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource California State Library History Section California State University Sacramento Special Collections and Archive Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 4th and L Street Looking West Subject The topic of the resource Japantown, Sacramento, 1938, L Street, 4th Street Description An account of the resource From the Left side: The Nippon Theater, Horimoto Candies, Yumikura Chop Sueym Wakimoto bakery, Kaihara restaurant and Matsumoto Billiards Right side: The Aki Company, Okashimo barber, Tokyo Laundry, L Street Laundry, Ido Cleaners, and Nippon Drugs owned by the Ouye family. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Eugene Walter Hepting Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived California State Library History Section Eugene Walter Hepting Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available California State Library History Section Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1938 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource California State Library History Section