The exile of Japantown is one of the most transformational, and shameful, moments in San Francisco’s history. Much of the story can now be reconstructed — through newspaper archives, recently uncovered research, the stories of the expelled citizens themselves and, crucially, the U.S. census. Under the “72-Year Rule,” the National Archives make detailed census records public 72 years after Census Day. The 1950 records were released in April 2022. Over nearly a year, the Chronicle collected and an
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The exile of Japantown is one of the most transformational, and shameful, moments in San Francisco’s history. Much of the story can now be reconstructed — through newspaper archives, recently uncovered research, the stories of the expelled citizens themselves and, crucially, the U.S. census. Under the “72-Year Rule,” the National Archives make detailed census records public 72 years after Census Day. The 1950 records were released in April 2022. Over nearly a year, the Chronicle collected and an
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To tell the story of the people of San Francisco’s Japantown — as part of our in-depth look at the effects of mass incarceration on the neighborhood — Chronicle photographer Lea Suzuki spoke with the families of residents who were forced out in 1942. Suzuki, who grew up in Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong, made photos for the project of legacy businesses that trace their origins to the neighborhood’s pre-incarceration heyday. Her own family’s history in Japantown dates back even further. “My dad was
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To tell the story of the people of San Francisco’s Japantown — as part of our in-depth look at the effects of mass incarceration on the neighborhood — Chronicle photographer Lea Suzuki spoke with the families of residents who were forced out in 1942. Suzuki, who grew up in Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong, made photos for the project of legacy businesses that trace their origins to the neighborhood’s pre-incarceration heyday. Her own family’s history in Japantown dates back even further. “My dad was
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This is San Francisco’s Japantown. The area was once a thriving residential hub, where entire blocks were inhabited by people of Japanese descent who’d arrived seeking community — and because they’d been excluded elsewhere. Then on February 19, 1942, two months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066. The mandate designated most of the West Coast as a military zone and barred anyone of Japanese descent. On April 6, 1942, the first residen
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This is San Francisco’s Japantown. The area was once a thriving residential hub, where entire blocks were inhabited by people of Japanese descent who’d arrived seeking community — and because they’d been excluded elsewhere. Then on February 19, 1942, two months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066. The mandate designated most of the West Coast as a military zone and barred anyone of Japanese descent. On April 6, 1942, the first residen
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