Japanese American Businesses (Photographs)
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Japanese American BusinessesSpokane supported a substantial Japanese American community and many of these residents owned small businesses. Most were located together near Front Avenue (now Spokane Falls Boulevard). Japanese residents were not allowed to own property, but many found ingenious ways to earn a living, sometimes combining a variety of trade skills or offering different types of services under one roof. An "Issei Japanese Business Album" was created in 1913 to show how immigrants from Japan were prospering in Spokane. |