Students in Prof. Sandy Lydon’s History 25B class gather outside Sunrise Grocery in Monterey. The grocery is operated by descendants of Gennosuke Kodani, who began the abalone industry in California. The market is located in what used to be Monterey’s Japan Town. Most of California’s Japantowns disappeared after WWII. Japanese-American residents along the coast, both US Citizens and Alien residents, were herded into Concentration Camps (named such by US Government officials at the time) for the duration of the war. After being freed from the camps Japanese-Americans though better of living in tight neighborhoods, which make their communities easy targets.



Photo No. 304L36 ©2000 Marc Shargel
Photographed at Monterey, CA

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