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Resource Guide2014 Japanese American Community Resource Guide2014 San Francisco’s Japantown San Jose’s Japantown Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo Your Guide To Nonprofit Organizations Japanese America Japantown Directories Historic Destinations Japanese Cultural Arts Japanese Language Schools published by the Nichi Bei Weekly and Nichi Bei Foundation $10.00 2014 Japanese American Community Resource Guide 3 Table of contents About this Special Edition... Statewide Resources 4 Historic Destinations The Nichi Bei Foundation and Nichi Bei Weekly are proud to introduce the 5 Senior and Community Centers inaugural publication of our Japanese American Community Resource 6-8 Japanese Cultural Arts Guide. This guide, designed as a new benefit for Nichi Bei Foundation 9 Japanese Sister CIties in California members, also helps to further fulfill our community-serving mission. It is a resource for community empowerment, focusing on the three remaining 10 Japanese Language School Directory Japantowns in San Francisco, San Jose and Los Angeles. Highlights include brief descriptions of community-based nonprofit America’s Last Three Japantowns and organizations and resources throughout California, including historical Community-based Nonprofits destinations, senior and community centers throughout the state, and a list of sister cities with Japan. San Francisco’s Japantown At the heart of the Community Resource Guide are the vast resources 11-13 Historical Tour published by the Nichi Bei Weekly, including the directories of both 14-15 San Francisco Japantown Map Japantowns in San Francisco and San Jose, a cultural arts directory 16-18 San Francisco Japantown Directory typically found in our annual Japanese Culture and Cherry Blossom Festival 19-20 San Francisco-based Community Nonprofits Guide, and our annual Japanese Language School Directory. In addition, in partnership with other organizations, we present to you historical tours of the San Jose’s Japantown three remaining Japantowns in San Francisco, San Jose and Los Angeles. 21-22 Historical Tour While this guide is being provided free of charge to Nichi Bei Foundation members, we are also selling the publication for a nominal fee of $10 each. 23-24 San Jose Japantown Directory Please consider purchasing additional copies to give to others. 25 San Jose Japantown-based Community Nonprofits This extensive project is made possible in part by the support of our advertisers and other community organizations, and a grant from The Henri Nonprofits in Other California Regions and Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation. 26 Peninsula / South Bay While by no means complete, we hope this is an adequate launching 27 East Bay / North Bay point, as we continue to strive to keep the community connected, informed 28 Sacramento Area and empowered. Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo Acknowledgments: Bill Watanabe and Takao Suzuki/Little Tokyo Service Center, 29-30 Historical Tour Kathy Sakamoto/Japantown Business Association, Paul Osaki and Lori Matoba/Japanese 31 Little Tokyo-based Community Nonprofits Cultural and Community Center of Northern California, California Association of Japa- 32-34 Southern California-based Community Nonprofits nese Language Schools Inc., Ikebana International – San Francisco Bay Area Chapter #31, Steve Nakajo/Kimochi Inc., Aya Ino, Preserving California Japantowns, Ben Pease, Cover design: Ben Kam Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy, Consulate General of Japan in San Advertising Sales: Edward Goto Francisco, Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles Nichi Bei Weekly Editorial Team: Kenji G. Taguma, Heather Horiuchi, Tomo Hirai Southern California nonprofit listings: Takeshi Nakayama Sacramento area nonprofit listings: Heather Ito Historic Destinations: Heather Ito Japanese Language Schools Directory: Martha Hayakawa and Tomo Hirai San Francisco Japantown Map and Directory: Tomo Hirai, Rodger Takeuchi, Kiyoshi Shintani, Kota Morikawa, Heather Ito, Martha Hayakawa, Konomi Hosokawa MAILING ADDRESS: a publication of the and Lilia Thai P.O. BOX 15693 San Jose Japantown Directory: Martha Hayakawa and Tomo Hirai SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115 OFFICE ADDRESS: 1832 BUCHANAN STREET, SUITE 207 a project of Independent Arts and Media SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115 THE J. MOREY COMPANY INC. OFFICE: (415) 673-1009 FAX: (415) 673-1063 GENERAL INQUIRIES: [email protected] ADVERTISING / CLASSIFIEDS: [email protected] Insurance Agents & Brokers OBITUARIES: [email protected] OFFICE / SUBSCRIPTIONS: [email protected] San Jose Little Tokyo EDITORIAL: 184 Jackson Street 361 East First Street [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] San Jose CA 95112 Los Angeles CA 90012 $50 $100 $500 $1,000 T: 408.280.5551 T: 213.687.7170 DONATE: [email protected] VOLUNTEER: [email protected] Torrance Anaheim 1995 W. 190th Street Suite 101 800 S. Harbor Blvd Suite 100 The Nichi Bei Weekly (USPS 004-607) is published every other Thursday, the first Friday in April, and January 1 by the Nichi Bei Foundation, 1832 Torrance CA 90504 Anaheim CA 92805 Buchanan Street, #207, San Francisco CA 94115. Application to mail at T: 310.771.1505 T: 714.562.5910 Periodicals Postage prices paid at San Francisco CA. POSTMASTER Nichi Bei Weekly www.jmoreyins.com CA LICENSE 0655907 Send address PO Box 15693 changes to: San Francisco, CA 94115 NICHI BEI FOUNDATION 3 4 2014 Japanese American Community Resource Guide 2014 Japanese American Community Resource Guide 5 Historic destinations Senior centers, community centers 4 According to “A Demographic Overview of Japanese Ameri- ing their retirement years. 1 Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Colony cans” published by the Japanese American Citizens League Then and now, many elder generations have recognized the In June 1869, 22 samurai and their families became the first and the Asian American Studies Program at the University of value of the future generation’s role as stewards of the Japa- Japanese colony in the United States when they bought a 272- acre site in present-day Placerville, Calif. from Charles Graner Maryland in 2011, Japanese Americans are a “rapidly aging nese American culture and tradition. with the help of benefactor John Henry Schnell. They established population” that is increasingly intermarrying with other ethnic These organizations provide a vital conduit for volunteerism the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Colony and planted crops such as groups. to nurture and care for an ongoing and vibrant Japanese Ameri- tea plants, mulberry trees, paper and oil plants, rice and bamboo. The Sansei generation started many senior service organiza- can community for people of all ages. Today, the site is managed by the American River Conservancy, tions in the 1960s and 1970s at the height of the Asian Ameri- For more information about these centers, see the pages can Movement, and many of their founders are now approach- listed below. preserving the site’s history and restoring historic buildings. Pub- 1 lic tours are offered monthly; private tours can also be arranged. • 941 Cold Springs Road, Placerville, Calif. Private tours: Julie A. at (530) 621-1224 Senior Centers Community Centers 2 San Francisco Sacramento San Francisco Japanese Institute of Sawtelle United States Immigration Station, Angel Island 3 6 (Pg. 33) 2 5 Kimochi Inc. (Pg. 19) ACC Senior Services (Pg. 28) Japanese Cultural and Com- 2110 Corinth Ave. Back in the early 1900s when immigration to the United 1715 Buchanan St. ACC Administration munity Center of Northern Los Angeles, CA 90025 States increased to great numbers, the Immigration Station at San Francisco, CA 94115 7311 Greenhaven Dr., Suite 187 California (Pg. 19) (310) 479-2477 Angel Island posed as a roadblock to immigrants from more than (415) 931-2294 Sacramento, CA 95831 1840 Sutter St. sawtellejis.org [email protected] (916) 394-6399 San Francisco, CA 94115 80 countries, the vast majority being from China. Approximately www.kimochi-inc.org www.accsv.org (415) 567-5505 Little Tokyo Service Center (Pg. 31) 175,000 Chinese immigrants were processed at the Immigration [email protected] 231 E. Third St., Ste G-106 Station; most were detained for months and even years at a time. San Jose ACC Greenhaven Terrace www.jcccnc.org Los Angeles, CA 90013 Approximately 90,000 Japanese were admitted through Angel 1180 Corporate Way (213) 473-3030 Yu-Ai Kai Japanese American Sacramento, CA 95831 Peninsula www.ltsc.org Island between 1910 and 1940, and the barracks housed Nikkei Senior Services (Pg. 25) (916) 395-0210 588 N. 4th St,, San Jose, CA 95112 San Mateo Japanese American Long Beach Japanese Cultural detainees from Hawai‘i during World War II, as well as Japanese 7 www.accgt.org POWs. Now, the restored barracks allow visitors to see how im- www.yuaikai.org Community Center (Pg. 26) Center (Pg. 34) [email protected] ACC Nursing Home 415 South Claremont St. 1766 Seabright Ave. migrants spent their time confined in bunk rooms and recreation 7801 Rush River Dr. San Mateo, CA 94401 Long Beach, CA 90813 areas. Guided tours are provided by park staff and volunteers. Akiyama Wellness Center Sacramento, CA 95831 (650) 343-2793 P.O. Box 9188, Long Beach, CA 90810 • Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation: www.aiisf.org 110 Jackson St., San Jose, CA 95112 (916) 393-9020 www.smjacc.org (562) 437-9924 lbjcc.org (415) 348-9200 (408) 294-2505 ACC Senior Service Center East Bay 0 45 90 180 Miles Orange County Japanese Ameri- inhabited the area from 600 until the early 1900s and the early Peninsula
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