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The “Aging Matron” of a Transforming Pacific The “Aging Matron” of a Transforming Pacific
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The Origins of the Sister-City Program in San Francisco The Origins of the Sister-City Program in San Francisco
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Challenging Views of Japanese Dependency Challenging Views of Japanese Dependency
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Reimagining San Francisco through Popular Spectacles Reimagining San Francisco through Popular Spectacles
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Fostering Mass and Routine Local Engagement with Japan Fostering Mass and Routine Local Engagement with Japan
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San Francisco’s Rising Commitment to Japan San Francisco’s Rising Commitment to Japan
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Conclusion Conclusion
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Two Orienting the Gateway to the Pacific: Reconsidering Japan and Reshaping Civic Identity
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Published:December 2018
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Abstract
This chapter charts Japan’s movement to the heart of San Francisco’s “Gateway to the Pacific” identity and the beginnings of the city’s transpacific urbanism. Local, regional, and global conditions reshaped how San Franciscans understood their place vis-à-vis the Pacific Ocean, Asia, and Japan in particular. A cohort of Pacific-oriented local businessmen responded to developments abroad and at home by seeking out new commercial opportunities in Japan’s rapidly growing economy. But while some in the business community had a deep investment in Japanese networks, their interest was not shared by city leadership nor by many San Franciscans. The Pacific-oriented cohort therefore turned to the sister-city affiliation to rehabilitate connections to Japan rendered dormant or troubled by the war, reshape the popular image of the nation in terms conducive to economic partnership, and foster San Franciscans’ investment in Japan and its ties to the metropolis. By investing a range of San Franciscans in friendly, productive relations with a formerly hated enemy, the sister-city affiliation helped to center the once-maligned enemy in San Francisco’s politics and civic life.
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