THE DESTRUCTION OF NIHONMACHI - Revision history

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	''Photo: Marina McDougal''		''Photo: Marina McDougal''

	[[Japanese Internment in San Francisco\|Forced relocation during World War II]] uprooted almost all, but many returned after the war to continue residency. During the sixties and seventies, giant real estate interests cast a greedy eye upon the areas prime real estate. Giant corporations, like Japan's Kintetsu Corporation, conspired with the City's Redevelopment Agency to displace many low-income Japanese-Americans and turn the area into its present state as Japanese theme park mall. The Citizens Against Nihonmachi Eviction (C.A.N.E.) was formed in ~~1973~~ to fight the eviction of low-income people and small businesses. They successfully mobilized thousands of people to demonstrate against City Hall and Kintetsu, and forcibly occupied several buildings slated for destruction, much as the tenants did at the International Hotel. Real Estate interests prevailed however, and foreign-owned hotels and retail centers displaced hundreds of local, home-grown Japanese-American residents and businesses.		[[Japanese Internment in San Francisco\|Forced relocation during World War II]] uprooted almost all, but many returned after the war to continue residency. During the sixties and seventies, giant real estate interests cast a greedy eye upon the areas prime real estate. Giant corporations, like Japan's Kintetsu Corporation, conspired with the City's Redevelopment Agency to displace many low-income Japanese-Americans and turn the area into its present state as Japanese theme park mall. The [[San Francisco Housing Authority and CANE\|Citizens Against Nihonmachi Eviction (C.A.N.E.)]] was formed in 1977 to fight the eviction of low-income people and small businesses. They successfully mobilized thousands of people to demonstrate against City Hall and Kintetsu, and forcibly occupied several buildings slated for destruction, much as the tenants did at the International Hotel. Real Estate interests prevailed however, and foreign-owned hotels and retail centers displaced hundreds of local, home-grown Japanese-American residents and businesses.

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	''by Jesse Drew''		''by Jesse Drew''

	The giant mall known as "Japantown" was once the thriving center of the Japanese-American community in San Francisco. Before World War II, "Nihonmachi," the Japanese-American neighborhood, was roughly 20 square blocks and housed 95% of the city's Japanese-Americans. Forced relocation during World War II uprooted almost all, but many returned after the war to continue residency. During the sixties and seventies, giant real estate interests cast a greedy eye upon the areas prime real estate. Giant corporations, like Japan's Kintetsu Corporation, conspired with the City's Redevelopment Agency to displace many low-income Japanese-Americans and turn the area into its present state as Japanese theme park mall. The Citizens Against Nihonmachi Eviction (C.A.N.E.) was formed in 1973 to fight the eviction of low-income people and small businesses. They successfully mobilized thousands of people to demonstrate against City Hall and Kintetsu, and forcibly occupied several buildings slated for destruction, much as the tenants did at the International Hotel. Real Estate interests prevailed however, and foreign-owned hotels and retail centers displaced hundreds of local, home-grown Japanese-American residents and businesses.		The giant mall known as "Japantown" was once the thriving center of the Japanese-American community in San Francisco. Before World War II, "Nihonmachi," the Japanese-American neighborhood, was roughly 20 square blocks and housed 95% of the city's Japanese-Americans.

			[[Image:Japan-Center-bw-1997.jpg]]

	~~[[Image:westaddi$nihonmachi$japantown_itm$japan-center~~.~~jpg]]~~		'''Japan Center, 1997.'''

	'''Japan ~~Center~~, ~~mid~~-~~1990s~~.~~'''~~		''Photo: Marina McDougal''

			[[Japanese Internment in San Francisco\|Forced relocation during World War II]] uprooted almost all, but many returned after the war to continue residency. During the sixties and seventies, giant real estate interests cast a greedy eye upon the areas prime real estate. Giant corporations, like Japan's Kintetsu Corporation, conspired with the City's Redevelopment Agency to displace many low-income Japanese-Americans and turn the area into its present state as Japanese theme park mall. The Citizens Against Nihonmachi Eviction (C.A.N.E.) was formed in 1973 to fight the eviction of low-income people and small businesses. They successfully mobilized thousands of people to demonstrate against City Hall and Kintetsu, and forcibly occupied several buildings slated for destruction, much as the tenants did at the International Hotel. Real Estate interests prevailed however, and foreign-owned hotels and retail centers displaced hundreds of local, home-grown Japanese-American residents and businesses.

	~~''Photo: Marina McDougal''~~

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	''by Jesse Drew''		''by Jesse Drew''

	~~[[Image:westaddi$cane-1973.jpg]]~~

	~~'''CANE: Citizens Against Nihonmachi Eviction, 1973'''~~

	The giant mall known as "Japantown" was once the thriving center of the Japanese-American community in San Francisco. Before World War II, "Nihonmachi," the Japanese-American neighborhood, was roughly 20 square blocks and housed 95% of the city's Japanese-Americans. Forced relocation during World War II uprooted almost all, but many returned after the war to continue residency. During the sixties and seventies, giant real estate interests cast a greedy eye upon the areas prime real estate. Giant corporations, like Japan's Kintetsu Corporation, conspired with the City's Redevelopment Agency to displace many low-income Japanese-Americans and turn the area into its present state as Japanese theme park mall. The Citizens Against Nihonmachi Eviction (C.A.N.E.) was formed in 1973 to fight the eviction of low-income people and small businesses. They successfully mobilized thousands of people to demonstrate against City Hall and Kintetsu, and forcibly occupied several buildings slated for destruction, much as the tenants did at the International Hotel. Real Estate interests prevailed however, and foreign-owned hotels and retail centers displaced hundreds of local, home-grown Japanese-American residents and businesses.		The giant mall known as "Japantown" was once the thriving center of the Japanese-American community in San Francisco. Before World War II, "Nihonmachi," the Japanese-American neighborhood, was roughly 20 square blocks and housed 95% of the city's Japanese-Americans. Forced relocation during World War II uprooted almost all, but many returned after the war to continue residency. During the sixties and seventies, giant real estate interests cast a greedy eye upon the areas prime real estate. Giant corporations, like Japan's Kintetsu Corporation, conspired with the City's Redevelopment Agency to displace many low-income Japanese-Americans and turn the area into its present state as Japanese theme park mall. The Citizens Against Nihonmachi Eviction (C.A.N.E.) was formed in 1973 to fight the eviction of low-income people and small businesses. They successfully mobilized thousands of people to demonstrate against City Hall and Kintetsu, and forcibly occupied several buildings slated for destruction, much as the tenants did at the International Hotel. Real Estate interests prevailed however, and foreign-owned hotels and retail centers displaced hundreds of local, home-grown Japanese-American residents and businesses.

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	[[Image:Tours-redev.gif]] [[Harry Bridges Memorial Building\| Continue Redevelopment Tour]]		[[Image:Tours-redev.gif\|link=Harry Bridges Memorial Building]] [[Harry Bridges Memorial Building\| Continue Redevelopment Tour]]

	[[Japanese in Western Addition \|Prev. Document]] [[Gough Street in Jtown c 1933 \|Next Document]]		[[Japanese in Western Addition \|Prev. Document]] [[Gough Street in Jtown c 1933 \|Next Document]]

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Ccarlsson: Protected "THE DESTRUCTION OF NIHONMACHI": finished essay [edit=sysop:move=sysop]

2009-01-18T21:34:24Z

Protected "THE DESTRUCTION OF NIHONMACHI": finished essay [edit=sysop:move=sysop]

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			'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>'''

			''by Jesse Drew''

	[[Image:westaddi$cane-1973.jpg]]		[[Image:westaddi$cane-1973.jpg]]

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	The giant mall known as "Japantown" was once the thriving center of the Japanese-American community in San Francisco. Before World War II, "Nihonmachi," the Japanese-American neighborhood, was roughly 20 square blocks and housed 95% of the city's Japanese-Americans. Forced relocation during World War II uprooted almost all, but many returned after the war to continue residency. During the sixties and seventies, giant real estate interests cast a greedy eye upon the areas prime real estate. Giant corporations, like Japan's Kintetsu Corporation, conspired with the City's Redevelopment Agency to displace many low-income Japanese-Americans and turn the area into its present state as Japanese theme park mall. The Citizens Against Nihonmachi Eviction (C.A.N.E.) was formed in 1973 to fight the eviction of low-income people and small businesses. They successfully mobilized thousands of people to demonstrate against City Hall and Kintetsu, and forcibly occupied several buildings slated for destruction, much as the tenants did at the International Hotel. Real Estate interests prevailed however, and foreign-owned hotels and retail centers displaced hundreds of local, home-grown Japanese-American residents and businesses.		The giant mall known as "Japantown" was once the thriving center of the Japanese-American community in San Francisco. Before World War II, "Nihonmachi," the Japanese-American neighborhood, was roughly 20 square blocks and housed 95% of the city's Japanese-Americans. Forced relocation during World War II uprooted almost all, but many returned after the war to continue residency. During the sixties and seventies, giant real estate interests cast a greedy eye upon the areas prime real estate. Giant corporations, like Japan's Kintetsu Corporation, conspired with the City's Redevelopment Agency to displace many low-income Japanese-Americans and turn the area into its present state as Japanese theme park mall. The Citizens Against Nihonmachi Eviction (C.A.N.E.) was formed in 1973 to fight the eviction of low-income people and small businesses. They successfully mobilized thousands of people to demonstrate against City Hall and Kintetsu, and forcibly occupied several buildings slated for destruction, much as the tenants did at the International Hotel. Real Estate interests prevailed however, and foreign-owned hotels and retail centers displaced hundreds of local, home-grown Japanese-American residents and businesses.

	~~''-- Jesse Drew''~~

	[[Image:westaddi$nihonmachi$japantown_itm$japan-center.jpg]]		[[Image:westaddi$nihonmachi$japantown_itm$japan-center.jpg]]
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	''Photo: Marina McDougal''		''Photo: Marina McDougal''

			[[Image:Redevelopment-tour-button.jpg]] [[Harry Bridges Memorial Building\|-->Redevelopment tour continues]]

	[[Japanese in Western Addition \|Prev. Document]] [[Gough Street in Jtown c 1933 \|Next Document]]		[[Japanese in Western Addition \|Prev. Document]] [[Gough Street in Jtown c 1933 \|Next Document]]

	[[category:Western Addition]] [[category:Japanese]] [[category:1970s]] [[category:1930s]]		[[category:Western Addition]] [[category:Japanese]] [[category:1970s]] [[category:1930s]]

Ccarlsson at 23:14, 16 October 2008

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	''-- Jesse Drew''		''-- Jesse Drew''

			[[Image:westaddi$nihonmachi$japantown_itm$japan-center.jpg]]

			'''Japan Center, mid-1990s.'''

			''Photo: Marina McDougal''