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JTown
Corporation Yard
Reuse Project
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Williams and Dame Development from Portland, Oregon is the new best
developer selected by panel which included three community members to be the
team to develop the city block known as the 'Corporation Yard' - the
last publicly owned land in Japantown San Jose.
SB307 seven guiding principles mandated by the Japantown Community Congress of
San Jose along with extensive surveying of business owners, interrupt
surveys of festival goers, individual interviews of community leaders and
neighbors, all were combined by City staff in hopes of attracting the best
developer for the area. More meetings will come! This is just the beginning,
but it is a long awaited move and one that will surely preface all future
development in Japantown.
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Many Japanese Americans who were enrolled in and/or graduated from in
high school when Exec Order 9066 came about, never received their high
school diplomas. Now comes the
California Nisei
High School Diploma Project
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Japantown Community Congress of San Jose (JCCsj)
What are Ikoi no Ba?
click here to find out
What is the
Fifth & Jackson Landmark
click here to find out
Cultural Preservation?
click here to find out
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Sake San Jose 2007
JTown Progressive Dinner!
Press release 6.05 -
Looking for office or retail space? Contact 298.4303 about spaces on Jackson
Street in the heart of Japantown.
updated 9.6.5
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Just News:
JCCsj is the recipient of two
prestigious awards for the work accomplished in the Historic District
Survey.
(September 2005)
The first is from the
California Preservation Foundation under Cultural Resource Studies for the
San Jose Japantown Historic Context and Reconnaissance Survey. The
awards ceremony is on September 17th, at the San Francisco City Hall
Rotunda. The festivities start at 5:00 PM with the reception and the awards
presentation starts at 6:00 PM.
The second is the Governor's Historic
Preservation Awards which are sponsored by the State Office of Historic
Preservation (OHP) to give recognition to organizations and public agencies
that have demonstrated achievements in preserving the heritage of
California. This includes increasing public awareness, appreciation and
support of historic preservation. Awards ceremonies will take place in
November 2005.
San Jose
International Airport North Concourse Concession Program
Mineta San
Jose International Airport will break ground on the North Concourse
building, the first phase of the Airport Improvement Program. When completed
in late 2007, the North Concourse will have approximately 17,000 square feet
of concession space, including retail, food and beverage. The airport is
looking for businesses that represent the ‘Local Flavor of San Jose’ Call
Adriana Reves 408. 501-7616 for more information!
Feel free to contact us if you've got and idea or contact that you'd like
seen and heard!
sanjosejtown@sbcglobal.net
Community news:
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Everyone
knows someone who is battling cancer or succumbed to the disease. Here is a
group whose mission began as a community resource network for Asian
Americans affected by cancer in the Bay Area through social programs and
creative fundraising. Now, they have grown and at their 1 year anniversary
in July 2004, have found that the baskets,
counseling and support they give is being very well received and has been
very much needed. Their annual fundraiser is Saturday, November 6, 2004 at
the Hyatt Regency, SF Airport. Visit their website for more information
www.aacsn.org ASIAN AMERICAN CANCER
SUPPORT NETWORK. |
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SJRA, SB 307, Prop 40
Some of the major RDA and SJ City/Japantown partnership
projects are:
- facade improvements for signed contracts with the RDA
will continue
- A Neighborhood Business District Airport Committee has
been formed for pursuing marketing possibilities at the San Jose Mineta
International Airport. JBA is highly involved.
- Prop 40 and SB 307 funding will continue as planned
with the
Japantown Community Congress of San Jose being named the official
partner organization to the city in these efforts, by resolution of the
San Jose City Council, October 14, 2003.
- Directional signage will go forward with the
possibility of additional signs to go on the west side of Coleman and
Taylor (new development) to direct traffic to Japantown
- The Landmark work (to go on 5th and Jackson, spanning
the street to take advantage of the new view from and of City Hall)
continues with work being done on the Wall of Values and timeline.
- Historic markers for Japantown sites - academic
identification and compilation/writing work will be done by a consultant
hired by money from SB307
- Historic District Survey - a first assessment and
historic context statement for the preservation of Japantown (to aid
development and restrain urban renewal destruction) with money acquired
from a grant written by SJ City Historic Preservation Officer, Courtney
Damkroger for Japantown to provide accurate information for benefits that
may be gained from such studies. (Please see above for awards won by this
effort!)
- The CCPLEP 3-Japantown landmark can be seen in front of
the Issei Memorial Building. There is a dedication ceremony being planned
for sometime in October.
AND - in addition to all this - Japantown streets are
improving with work on new curb paint designations, parking options, new
businesses and easier communication about properties and business
opportunity!
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