Sacramento's Historic Japantown:: Legacy of a Lost Neighborhood (American Heritage) - Softcover

Wildie, Kevin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1626191867 ISBN 13: 9781626191860

Publisher: History Press, 2013

Synopsis

By 1910, Japanese pioneers had created a vibrant community in the heart of Sacramento--one of the largest in California. Spilling out from Fourth Street, J Town offered sumo tournaments, authentic Japanese meals and eastern medicine to a generation of Delta field laborers. Then, in 1942 following Pearl Harbor, orders for Japanese American incarceration forced residents to abandon their homes and their livelihoods. Even in the face of anti-Japanese sentiment, the neighborhood businesses and cultural centers endured, and it wasn't until the 1950s, when the Capitol Mall Redevelopment Project reshaped the city center, that J Town was truly lost. Drawing on oral histories and previously unpublished photographs, author Kevin Wildie traces stories of immigration, incarceration and community solidarity, crafting an unparalleled account of Japantown's legacy.

About this edition

• Publisher: History Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1626191867
• ISBN 13: 9781626191860
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192