Learn the story of a special building in San Francisco’s Japantown through a San Francisco Heritage video produced and screened at Gala ’24 on September 5, 2024.
Designed by renowned architect Julia Morgan as the Japantown YWCA, 1830 Sutter Street was financed and commissioned by Issei women for the community and opened in 1932.
During World War II internment, the building was used by the American Friends Service Committee and was the site of significant civil rights work.
1830 Sutter was won back by the Japanese-American community in the 1990s and is the long-standing home of Nihonmachi Little Friends preschool
Produced by San Francisco Heritage
Appearances by Karen Kai, Connor Turnbull, Dawn Moldau, and Woody LaBounty.
Director: Kevin Khamneipur.
Director of Photography and Editor: Aaron J. Ryder
Sound Mixer: PJ Shulsky
Created with support from the Joe and Libby Fee Endowment Fund for San Francisco Heritage.
