Please read this fascinating article from the Monterey Herald, "A name nearly lost to time—Monterey resident discovered a new species, but he wasn't credited." In 1939 Roy Hattori was diving for abalone off the…
Please join us for our Nakayoshi Gathering on Saturday, December 2 at 1:00pm to start the holiday with making Japanese mochi at the Monterey JACL Hall. Mochi is a Japanese rice cake made of mochigome…
On July 1 we hosted a presentation, Diving For History: Roy Hattori and the Mty Abalone Fishery. Please read the Nichi-Bei News Feature article, "A deep dive into history restores credit where it's due for Nisei diver".
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Fish Markets and Abalone
By the mid 1930's, 80% of the businesses such as fish markets and abalone processors on the Monterey Wharf were Japanese owned.
Nihon Machi in Monterey
First Japanese Immigrants to the Monterey Peninsula
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Fishing Ruled and Salmon was King
In August of 1909, the end of salmon season, the Monterey Daily Cypress reported that there were 185 salmon boats fishing the bay; 145 of these boats were Japanese-owned.