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Overview

The Generations book project was incepted in 1998 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the incorporation of the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California. It soon burgeoned into a community effort involving over thirty writers, designers, photographers, researchers, and support staff. Through photos and family stories, the book presents the voice and soul of a community, so that even a child who could not yet read, and generations not yet born, can go through it and understand what makes San Francisco Japantown special.

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Contributing Writers

Examples: Lori Aratani (San Jose Mercury), Kerwin Berk (San Francisco Chronicle), Dianne Fukami (documentary producer/director), Robert Handa (KTVU-TV), Edward Iwata (USA Today), Ken Kashiwahara (former television news correspondent), Donna Kato (San Jose Mercury), Gary Kawaguchi (California State Dominguez Hills), Sheila Muto (The Wall Street Journal), Annie Nakao (San Francisco Chronicle), Dean Takahashi (The Wall Street Journal), Wendy Tokuda (KRON-TV), John Tateishi (JACL), Patricia Wakida (Heyday Books), Diane Yen-Mei Wong (Hawaii Herald), Jan Yanehiro (formerly of KPIX-TV), Sandra Yoshizuki (formerly of AAJA and NAATA)

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Contributing Photographers

Examples: Paul Kuroda, Robert Mizono, Paul Sakuma, Brad Shirakawa, Lea Suzuki, Isao Tanaka, Kazuhiro Tsuruta, and Rich Wada

Caption: "In 1960, a large crowd waited outside Kinmon Gakuen for a glimpse of Japan's Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko during their first visit of San Francisco..."

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Details

Published: November 2000
ISBN: 0-9676601-0-6
Hardcover: 136 pages; 12" x 9"; 105 B&W photos, 35 color photos
Member Price: $40
Non-member Price: $45

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How to Order

1. Print out our Order Form
2. Complete the form
3. Mail in the completed form, using your preferred payment method to:
   JCCCNC, 1840 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94115

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