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DESCRIPTION:The On Common Ground exhibit focuses on the story of Heinlenvil
 le\, San  Jose's last Chinatown. The exhibit\, which was unveiled by JAMsj
  guest  curators\, Connie Young Yu and Leslie Masunaga on September 22\,  
 2012\,  brings to light the historical context of the formation of Heinlen
 ville  as well as the subsequent interplay between the Chinese and Japanes
 e  communities.\n \n Heinlenville was born in 1888 the midst of rampant  a
 nti-Chinese sentiment and racist terrorism. Fearing the violence and  prop
 erty destruction that hit other Chinatowns\, John Heinlen (the  businessma
 n founder of Heinlenville) built a high fence topped with  barbed wire aro
 und the town to protect the residents and businesses. &quot\;No  ruffians 
 on horseback were liable to ride down the main street and drag  Chinese by
  the queues as they once had in the past\,&quot\; Yu wrote in her  seminal
  book\, Chinatown\, San Jose\, USA. \n \n Several years after the  enactme
 nt of the  Chinese Exclusion Act\, Japanese laborers came to San  Jose and
  settled near the area of Heinlenville. &quot\;The newcomers (the  Japanes
 e) inherited the phobia against Yellow Peril\, and heated  political debat
 e arose again throughout the Pacific Coast over how to  exclude a new infl
 ux of Asians\,&quot\; Yu said.\n \n Although John Heinlen  created a sanct
 uary for Chinese residents and their businesses during a  time of great xe
 nophobic turmoil\, not much is documented about John  Heinlen's motivation
 s in helping the Chinese. In an effort to unveil his  motivations\, Yu wro
 te in the preface to her book\, &quot\;The person that  changed the destin
 y of the early Chinese community in San Jose left no  other legacy than th
 e memory of a Chinatown\, once upon a  time\, called  Heinlenville. Consid
 ering its colorful history and the good people who  lived in it and loved 
 it well\, perhaps that alone shall suffice.&quot\; \n \n The  exhibit feat
 ures artifacts from a 2008 Sonoma State University  archaeological excavat
 ion of the Heinlenville site. Included in the  collection are personal mem
 entos of the guest curators\, including a  check made out by Masunaga's gr
 andfather to the Tuck Wo store\, and  objects from Yu's family. There is a
 lso a video associated with the  exhibit that incorporates photos and inte
 rviews.\n\nThe exhibit can be viewed Thursday to Sunday\, 12 to 4 pm.&nbsp
 \; For more info: mail@jamsj.org
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SUMMARY:On Common Ground Exhibit
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