BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.2659@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20100926T000000Z DTEND:20100926T000000Z DESCRIPTION:According to the US Census\, only 390 persons of Japanese ances try lived in Chicago in 1940. By the end of the decade\, with the influx o f former residents of the West Coast\, the number of Japanese in Chicago g rew exponentially. But who were those early Japanese Chicagoans? Where and how did they live?\nOn&nbsp\;<strong>Sunday\, September 26</strong>\, we will meet some of the Japanese who lived in Chicago before World War II. M ayumi Hoshino\, doctoral candidate at Indiana University Bloomington\, wil l highlight some of the significant moments and key figures in the city's Japanese community between the 1890s and the early 1930s. Using historical images\, as well as geographical and statistical information\, she will s hed light on the ways in which the first generation of Japanese immigrants resiliently survived in the Windy City.\n<strong>This event is</strong>&n bsp\;<strong>free and open to the public</strong>\,&nbsp\;<strong>but dona tions will be gratefully accepted. Seating is limited\, so contact Karen a t 773.275.0097\, ext. 222\,&nbsp\;\nor&nbsp\;<a href="mailto:legacy@jasc-c hicago.org" target="_blank">legacy@jasc-chicago.org</a>&nbsp\;to reserve y our place.</strong>\n\n--------------------------------------------------- ------\n\n<strong>Sunday\, September 26\, 2010&nbsp\;\n</strong><strong><e m>2:00 pm&nbsp\;</em></strong>\n<strong>***FREE ADMISSION***</strong><stro ng>\n</strong><strong>Japanese American Service Committee</strong>\n4427 N . Clark Street\, Chicago\, IL 60640 DTSTAMP:20240416T111826Z SUMMARY:Japanese Chicagoans before the Resettlement: Snapshots from an Et hnic Community\, 1890 to 1930 URL:/en/events/2010/09/26/japanese-chicagoans-before-the-resettlement-sna/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR