Official and unofficial records illustrate that the first group of Japanese women arrived in the United States between 1908–1920. They were often...
The Community 120 Years Ago: Issei Women
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San Francisco Japantown’s 120th Anniversary
San Francisco Japantown’s 120th Anniversary
To celebrate the 120th Anniversary of San Francisco, the Center will be highlighting various articles and information published 120 years ago on a monthly basis.
The Community 120 Years Ago: Transforming Prefectural Ties into Pan-Japanese American Solidarity
An Analysis of Early Issei Settlement from the 新世界 (Shin Sekai) • September 2, 1906 The September 2, 1906, edition on pages 3-4 of the 新世界 (Shin...
The Community 120 Years Ago: A Comparative Analysis of 1918 Departure Permits, Travel Restrictions, and 20-21st Century Modern Biometrics
From the Shin Sekai in August 1918.08.31. Page 2. As World War I neared its climax, the United States Government enacted strict wartime emergency...
The Community 120 Years Ago: The Importance of the Joshi Seinen Kai (Young Women’s Association)
Following the 1907 Gentlemen’s Agreement which barred further entry of Japanese men to the United States, thousands of young Japanese women...
120 Years Ago: A Dekasegi Shosei’s American Dream, Recovered from Shin Sekai (新世界 = The New World) history, and other documentation
February 10, 1897. Ads from the Shin Sekai (The New World) reveal that Japanese immigrants were actively seeking Western clothing and abandoning...
The Community 120 Years Ago: Assimilation and Exoticism in the Japanese Culture Fad (1897)
February 10, 1897. Ads from the Shin Sekai (The New World) reveal that Japanese immigrants were actively seeking Western clothing and abandoning...
The Community 120 Years Ago: The First Japanese Businesses of San Francisco
This April, we remember the great earthquake and fires of April 18, 1906. The disaster destroyed major parts of San Francisco including the...
The Community 120 Years Ago: Proposal of an Anti-Japanese Bill (排日案提議し)
This Shin Sekai article captures the early and escalating anti-Japanese political wave across the United States. The anti-immigrant sentiment and...
The Community 120 Years Ago: More Than Just A Bank
Did you know that 120 years ago the Japanese American community in San Francisco was an economic powerhouse despite facing severe discrimination?...
The Community 120 Years Ago: From SOMA to the Western Addition
The 1906 earthquake and fires devastated the Japanese community in South of Market (SOMA), forcing displacement amid intense racial discrimination....
