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Title
Wartime housing in a Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, 1943
Date Created and/or Issued
1943
Publication Information
Los Angeles Daily News
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Rights Information
US
Description
Little Tokyo in Los Angeles was dubbed "Bronzeville" during World War Two, as African American families and workers moved into the empty homes and businesses of the relocated Japanese American community.
Exterior of a Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, used to house African American workers during World War Two.
Type
image
Identifier
ark:/13030/hb4489n9h1
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Religion
African Americans--Housing--California--Los Angeles
Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
Buddhism
Little Tokyo (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Culture
Japanese American neighborhoods--California--Los Angeles
Legal
World War, 1939-1945
Temples
Source
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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