My Exploration of the Japanese American Community in San Jose, Ca

I chose to do my portfolio on the local Japanese American community due to my lack of knowledge regarding their community. This cultural s...

On Thursday, April 15, I met with Machiko Kyoya in the coffee shop in the King library called On Fourth: a novel café. We had a short lunc...

On Wednesday April 14 th I met Mrs. Damron at her specialty shop store Nichi Bei Bussan located on 140 Jackson st. in Japantown, San Jose. ...

Born from immigrant parents, Norman Yoshio Mineta found himself growing up in the Heart Mountain Japanese internment camp in Wyoming. As a t...

Congressman Mike Honda was born in California and spent his early childhood in a Japanese internment camp in Colorado. After moving to Ca...

I n 1895 a group of first generation Japanese-Americans Christians, known as the Issei joined together based on their devotion to the Christ...

The Japanese American Community resource organization is a non-profit organization that provides resources and support for the Japanese Amer...

This non-profit, volunteer organization in Silicon Valley helps support businesses, and promotes strong partnerships and economic growth. Th...

This is a picture of Nesei students who had attended San Jose State University. Due to the internment camps during World War II 250 ...

Initially, most of the migrated workers and other emigrants from Japan established many communities called Japantown . In these communitie...

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From the year of 1853 to 1885, Japan restricted it’s foreigners from entering and it’s citizens from traveling abroad. After signing the T...