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Jackson Street Community Council (#21)

The Jackson Street Community Council serves as an early model of interethnic community activism. Formed in 1946, it worked to support neighborhood businesses and community organizations along Jackson Street, which spanned the Chinatown-International District and Central District. The construction of Interstate-5 in the 1960s severely impacted the neighborhood—paving over many long-standing hotels, family homes, and businesses as well as creating immense division and bringing pollution to the area.

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Meeting with members, including: far right, Tony Allasina, principal of Bailey Gatzert School; second from left, Yoshito Fujii; and second from right, standing, Lew Kay. Wing Luke Museum Collection 2001.053.025.

Jackson Street Community Council pathway dedication. Wing Luke shown, fifth from left. Wing Luke Museum Collection 2003.007.004.