By the early 1930s San Jose’s Heinlenville Chinatown declined because of bankruptcy, the pending sale of the property, and the Great Depression. The Filipino immigrants followed many of the Chinese businesses that moved into North Sixth Street. Some enterprising Filipinos established shops and stores and took up residence in Sixth Street. As more Filipino immigrants arrived, these businesses became a vibrant Filipino enclave, “Pinoytown,” that flourished from the 1930s through the 1950s.

In episode 3 of “Discovering the Hidden Histories of San Jose Japantown,” historian Robert Ragsac and artist-scholar Tony Santa Ana, both Filipino Americans, explore the colorful history of San Jose Pinoytown. But what happened to the Filipino American community after Pinoytown ended in the late 1950s? And, what is the community in the Santa Clara Valley like today? Tune in to the JAMsj-Hidden Histories Facebook Live to find out.

Join us in this ongoing series to discover the historic and cultural treasures of the San Jose Japantown community through the Hidden Histories of San Jose Japantown, an Augmented Reality art project.

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Email PublicPrograms@jamsj.org or call JAMsj at (408) 294-3138