Reclaiming the Diverse Voice of Cannery Row's Past


	Overlooked and Undocumented: The Japanese Americans of Monterey Bay Student Author: Caroline Musto Japanese Americans have a rich history in Monterey Bay. The rapid growth of their population has not always been encouraged nor accepted and it is obvious that their contributions to the Monterey Bay area have been overlooked and are not well documented. My research focused on the roles of Japanese American Monterey residents in the period before and after World War II and how the War affected them before, during, and after internment.

	Race Relations of Japanese Americans in the Monterey Bay Student Author: Bryan D. Shaw How was the treatment of local Japanese-Americans portrayed in the local and National media before, during, and after World War II? My findings are important to national memory because it is important to remember how society chooses to exclude or include ethnic groups from the mainstream consciousness. Utilizing local archives that included newspaper articles, and pamphlets produced by organizations, I was able to examine how reporters portrayed the Japanese living in the Monterey Bay and how attitudes of local citizens either supported the internment or thought it was unnecessary.

	Chinese Americans: Culture, Ethnicity and Community Student Author: Arturo Ruelas California is most often described as being the outer edge of the continent, the last frontier - lands end. Our historical glossary is filled with phrases, like "Go West," that describe this east-to-west flow. But these descriptions are based on a Euro centric perspective. Excluded here is the immigration from China, and to better understand California history, Chinese immigration must be included. So from this viewpoint, California becomes an integral part of the Pacific Basin, with China being seen as our neighbor, sharing the same sea.

	The Chinese Community: Ostracized in Monterey Student Author: Joshua Mendenhall The first immigrant group to fish on a large scale in the Monterey Bay was the Chinese. They had a thriving fishing community at China Point, the present home of the Hopkins Marine Laboratory and the Monterey Bay Aquarium. My research has focused on finding out what actually happened to the Chinese, and what forces were involved in the collective amnesia Monterey has chosen to experience about the subject matter.