Before The War: A Japanese Family in Downtown San Luis Obispo, California

Author(s): Scott Baxter

Year: 2018

Summary

In 2016 ESA excavated a ceramic- and bottle-filled privy associated with the Kurokawa family. During the first half of the 20th century, the Kurokawas lived in Dowtown San Luis Obispo where they also operated a vegetable store. During this time they retained strong ties with their homeland. In 1942 the family was forced to give up their home and livelyhood and move to a Japanese internment camp. Artifacts from this deposit give a glimpse into their daily life prior to their internment.

Cite this Record

Before The War: A Japanese Family in Downtown San Luis Obispo, California. Scott Baxter. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2018 ( tDAR id: 441272)

Keywords

Temporal Keywords
Early 20th Century

Spatial Coverage

min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology

Record Identifiers

PaperId(s): 900