Idaho. and Utah. Japantown is more than just a physical location where Japanese people migrated after the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. a distinctive area where Japanese culture is on display. or a tourist destination. Japantown represents more than 100 years of a unique immigrant experience. which started with the arrival of the first generationthe Issei. Prior to 1906. Japanese immigrants gravitated to ethnic enclaves where rents were affordable and they felt accepted. The arrival of picture brides through Angel Island Immigration Station in San Francisco Bay after 1906. many of them meeting their future husbands for the first time. was the genesis of the second generationthe Nisei. The 100 years inENSIONS OF REMARKS. Vol. 152.
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