Cultural Tech-Fusion Fabrics

 
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Rice bag apron

Japanese Agricultural Labor

The Japanese who came to Santa Clara in the early 20th Century came to work  in agriculture. They performed stoop labor in picking crops such as strawberries and cauliflower. They settled around Heinlenville (San Jose's Chinatown) creating a Japantown which is locally called "Nihonmachi" or "J Town".  It is bounded by First Street to the west, 8th Street to the east, Jackson Street to the south and Taylor Street to the north.  San Jose's Japantown is California's only Japantown which reformed after internment in the exact previous location.
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Eggplant pattern on washcloth
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Rice bag apron
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slippers made of used denim, recycled fabrics and strips of woven lahala