Japantown: NW Portland, ca. 1940

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This map from a guidebook published in about 2002 shows the Japantown in NW Portland, around 1940. It shows Japanese businesses, including hotels, restaurants, laundries, health care facilities, and other establishments. Shortly after the date depicted in this map, Japanese and Japanese-American Portlanders were forcibly interred by the United States government for the duration of the Second World War.

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Used by permission of the Oregon Nikkei Endowment, who retains publication rights thereto. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law.

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  • XXmap_000009

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  • 979.549 G559 2002

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