First Alameda Japantown Historic Marker To Be Unveiled

Press release from the City of Alameda:

ALAMEDA, CA — In 1912, Japanese immigrants set up shops in what would be known as Alameda’s Japantown and resided nearby for mutual support. Alameda’s Tonarigumi, or close-knit neighborhood, formed deep ties that endured despite the racial animosity, forced removal, and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.

More than a century later, the Japantown Historic Marker project is building new awareness of Alameda’s hidden Japantown by creating historic markers that share this rich immigrant history and the proud diversity we embrace today.

WHAT Remarks from Japanese community members, the unveiling of the first of four historic markers, and TaikoPeace community dance

WHEN Thursday, November 17, 4:30-5:15 pm

WHERE Alameda Marketplace, 1650 Park Street

WHERE

Tonarigumi partners include the four marker locations and Rhythmix Cultural Works, with creative direction and design from Kazumu Julio Cesar Naganuma and Grace Horikiri.

This press release was produced by the City of Alameda. The views expressed here are the author’s own.