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Roberts, S., &Ceniceros, R. (2000). Sampling San Francisco’s unique neighborhoods. Business Insurance, 34(16), T34

Summary and Assessment

In this periodical, it describes some of the unique neighborhoods in San Francisco, California. Chinatown; Fisherman's Wharf; The Haight; Japantown; Pacific Heights; North Beach; South of Market; Union Square; Tourist attractions.

Reflection

reading the important of san Francisco’s neighborhoods, give me an understanding of some important activities and businesses that happen in each neighborhood. Especially, in Japantown. Also, Reading through the Periodical help me understand how Asian American adapted in Japantown and Chinatown

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Tomo, H (2016, January 1). The state of San Francisco Japantown’s businesses. Nichi Bei

Summary and Assessment

At the dawn of its 110th year, San Francisco’s Japantown currently faces challenges in maintaining its identity as a regional hub of Japanese and Japanese American culture. About five decades since the Japan Center was built, many of the neighborhood’s longtime business owners have come of retirement age. As these businesses close, the neighborhood faces questions on how it should promote itself and preserve its legacy.

Reflection

Maintaining legacy businesses is a good thing to keep as next generation will get educated. Also, this helps other people see how hard they worked to active their goals.

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Dicum, G.(2007, November 4). Despite Malls, a Vital Culture. New York Times. P.4.

Summary and Assessment

The article offers information regarding the tourist attractions of Japantown, San Francisco, California. It states that the town which is also known as Nihonmichi is famous for its hotels and theaters including Hotel Kabuki and Kabuki theater. It also refers to its famous shopping malls and bookstores including the Kinokunia Bookstore.

Reflection

Reading this article helps me a lot on understanding different kind of business that japantown developed for its community. This will help me a lot for me research as my topic talks about business

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Kristin, L. (2017, April). JAPANTOWN Community Benefit District Management District Plan. City and county of san Francisco.

Summary and Assessment

Developed by a coalition of property and business owners, the Japantown Community Benefit District (“JTCBD”) is a proposed assessment district designed to improve and convey special benefits to properties within the central business district of Japantown. The JTCBD is being established pursuant to the state law; the “Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994”, as amended and augmented by Article 15 of the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code. To guide the JTCBD for the next ten years, a JTCBD steering committee and the Japantown Task Force (JTF) have developed a JTCBD Management Plan that responds to today’s market opportunities and district challenges. The District will provide new improvements and activities, including both environmental and economic enhancements. Each of the activities is designed to meet the goals of the District; to improve the appearance and safety of the District, to increase building occupancy and lease rates, to encourage new business development and attract ancillary businesses and services. As described in the Management District Plan, it is proposed that the JTCBD will provide funding for enhanced maintenance, safety, beautification and marketing programs, above and beyond those provided by the City of San Francisco.

Reflection

In this article it talk more about the work done in Japantown Community which will help me a lot on talking more specific on a particular activities or business.

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Lai, Clement. (2013). Saving Japantown, serving the people: The scalar politics of the Asian American Movement. Environment and Planning D:

Summary and Assessment

This paper uses the case of the Committee Against Nihonmachi Eviction's mobilization against urban renewal in San Francisco's Japantown to examine the scalar politics of the Asian American Movement (AAM) between the late 1960s and early 1980s. The AAM was born on West Coast campuses as part of multiracial struggles to establish ethnic studies departments and create community-oriented higher education. It drew its influences from the antiwar movement, Third World decolonization struggles, the women's movement, and the Black Power Movement. Like other antiracist movements of color at this time the AAM eventually shifted its activism from campuses to include struggles in racialized communities. The AAM's politics, however, were focused on more than the local or community scale. Instead, the AAM attempted to broaden its struggle, ie, 'jump scale', through its alliances, worldview, and organizing tactics and was ultimately enmeshed in a larger network of late-1960s and 1970s progressive mobilization and revolutionary nationalism that operated at multiple scales

Reflection

Understanding the Asian American movement helps me understand that japantown plays an important role in helping the community.

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The Japantown Merchants Association (2014). The History of San Francisco Japantown. Discover san Francisco Japantown.

Summary and Assessment

The neighborhood that is now Japantown (Nihonmachi) is approximately one mile west of Union Square and is part of San Francisco’s Western Addition, a subdivision that came into being with the writing of the Van Ness Ordinance in 1855. The land then was sandy and barren, and accommodated primarily bobcats, rabbits, quail, and chaparral. Also talk about the Arrival of the Japanese to Japantown.

Reflection

In this reading, it helps me understand the backround of japantown community and how it created and developed. This will help me a lot in my research when I talk about the community.