Daily Practices in Private and Communal Spaces: Preliminary Results of Excavation at a Nikkei Residence and Communal Bathhouse at Barneston, WA (1907-1924)

Summary

This is a paper/report submission presented at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

The archaeology of the Japanese Diaspora is an emerging field that focuses on the experiences and material culture of Nikkei (individuals with Japanese heritage) across the world. This paper adds to this growing literature by reporting on the results of fieldwork at the Japanese Camp at the Barneston Townsite (45KI1424). Investigated as part of the Issei at Barneston Project (IABP), 45KI1424 was made up of laborers—and their families—for the nearby sawmill company town of Barneston. It evidences considerable horizontal integrity, and thus is an ideal site for investigating the lived experiences of its Nikkei inhabitants, particularly as they confronted racism, the complex politics of paternalism, and class uplift movements originating within their own community. This paper will discuss the preliminary results of this fieldwork and then use these results to reconstruct daily food and alcohol consumption practices at a communal bathhouse and a residential structure in this community.

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• 2020 SHA General Sessions   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2020

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PaperId(s): 856