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Hapa Issues Forum (HIF) Press Release: "Over One in Ten Asian Pacific Islanders in California are Multiracial, New Census Data Show"
• Report (Word)

Hapa Issues Forum (HIF) Press Release: California's Multiracial Population, Census 2000. Compiled by Demographic Research Unit, Asian Pacific American Legal Center.
• Report (Word)

Japantown Planning, Preservation and Development Task Force: Japantown Community Plan Proposed Strategies (with community input) September 12, 2001 DRAFT (Word)

Concepts for the Japantown Community Plan Prepared for the Japantown Planning Preservation and Development Task Force. Prepared by BMS Design Group Urban Planning and Design and Porat Consulting Economic Development in association with The Duffey Company - Transportation, Nobuho Nagasawa - Artist, Sedway Group - Real Estate Economics, VBN Architects - Architecture, Jim Leritz - Illustrator. November 2000. (Cover) (Report / Htm 2.84MB)

Japantown Community Planning Process Status Report July 26, 1999. Submitted to the Japantown Planning, Preservation, and Development Task Force. Report prepared by the Japantown Plannning Consultant Team: Chinatown Community Development Ceter and Asian Neighborhood Design. July, 1999. (Report / Htm)

Summary of Findings: Social, Cultural and Economic Impact of AMC Kabuki Theatres, Japan Center, and Festivals. Porat Consulting in association with Greg Bregman & Associates Sedway Group. November 9, 2001.
• Introduction (PDF)
• Summary of Findings (PDF)
• Economic Impact Analysis (PDF)
• Recommendations for Commercial and Cultural Revitalization (PDF)
• Synopsis (Word)

Summary of Findings: Social, Cultural and Economic Impact of Japantown Bowl's Closure. Porat Consulting in association with Greg Bregman & Associates Sedway Group. November 7, 2000.
• Introduction (PDF)
• Summary of Findings (PDF)
• Economic Impacts of Alternate Building Use (PDF)
• Surveys & Appendix (PDF)
• Synopsis (Word)

A New Framework for Looking at San Francisco Japantown: Gathering Places for Young Adults by Leslie Shieh. (PDF)
• Introduction
• Chapter 2: Who Are Young Adults
• Chapter 3: Methodology
• Chapter 4: Community Concerns: A Place for Young Adults
• Chapter 5: Favorable Destination Places
• Chapter 6: Discussion: A New Framework
• Chapter 7: Japantown Recommendations: Suggested Areas for Additional Analysis
• Chapter 8: Conclusion
• References
• Appendix
• Maps
• Full Report (Warning: This file is over 6MB)

Japantown Historic Context Statement: Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board, October 2003. (Report / Word)

1746 Post Street Shogakukan Building

• 1746 Post Street Notice of Agreement (click here to download)
• 1746 Post Street Environmental Impact Report (click here to download)

Senate Bill 307: passed in September of 2001 which allows for the creation of a California Japantown Preservation Pilot Project.
• Senate Bill 307 (Word)
• Resolution (PDF)
• Senate Bill 307 Neighborhood Cultural Preservation Report for SF Japantown

• Full Report
• Introduction ................................................... (p. 1 - 2)


• Definition of Study Area .................................... (p. 3)


• Jtown in 1940: (small size) (full size) ................... (p. 3a)
  At the Close of the Depression and the Eve of WWII


• Jtown from 1956-1959: (small size) (full size) ........ (p. 3b)
  On the Eve of Demolition for Redevelopment Area A-1


• Jtown in 1970: (small size) (full size) .................... (p. 3c)
  Reshaped by the Japanese Culture and Trade Center


• Jtown in 2004: (small size) (full size) .................... (p. 3d)
  Jtown Begins a New Century


• Historic Context ............................................... (p. 4)


• Defining Cultural Preservation ............................. (p. 5 - 15)


• Methodology ................................................... (p. 16 - 20)


• Findings ......................................................... (p. 21-24)


• Next Steps ..................................................... (p. 25-27)


• Acknowledgements .......................................... (p. 28)


• Attachments
• Map of Study Area (2004) (small size) (full size)
• Current Matrix
• Data Sheet Tutorial
• Blank Data Sheet
• Full Listing of Data Sheets
• Japantown Commnity Plan Proposed Strategies 9/12/01

Japantown on the Radio: Broadcast on January 1, 2004, this segment highlights the Task Force’s efforts in San Francisco and the Little Tokyo Service Center’s work in Los Angeles to preserve and revitalize their respective communities. To listen to the program online, click here. Once on the Pacific Time website, click on “previous broadcasts” and find the January 1, 2004 show which includes a segment entitled “Saving Japantowns” click on the “listen” link to hear the show.