A 1.48-square-mile piece of unincorporated Los Angeles County when it was annexed by the City of Los Angeles in 1922; tiny Sawtelle has lived very large in the hearts and minds of Japanese Americans. Their homes; livelihoods; religions; businesses; language; and other ethnocentric and social involvements are rooted in the area; with the Japanese Institute of Sawtelle as the cultural nexus. Bisected by Sawtelle Boulevard; this particular Japantown flourished through a close-knit network of immigrants who were denied citizenship until 1952 and were excluded by law from land ownership. Only through second-generation; American-born children could they buy real property. These vintage images�collected from local families; businesses; and organizations�provide rare glimpses into the Japanese immigrant experience in Los Angeles.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great history of the areaBy Virginia McCombsMy grandfathers picture is on page 44; the family really loved it. The book arrived very quickly and was in great condition.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great Set of Pictures. Mostly From One PhotographerBy John MatlockThe town of Hazard in Perry country. Kentucky is one of the more isolated in the country. In the days before the construction of the railway travel was very difficult. basically only by river.In 1911 the railroad was coming to Hazard. Uncommonly the railroad hired John G. Kinner to photographically document the 1910 survey and the acquisition of the right-of-way for for the Lexington and Eastern Railway Company. He continued as the official photographer during the construction of the railroad.Now. almost a hundred years later. the director of the local museum has collected almost two hundred photographs to form the core of this book. As best I can tell. these represent the only collection where the photographs from a single photographer cover the advent of railroading. Only in the last few pages that cover more modern years have other photographs come in.This series of books from Arcadia tell the story of railroading in one community. They are photographic records of our history. and they are excellent
