Girls dancing in front of Stockton Buddhist Temple (Sasaki_29)

Black and white silent amateur films, 1926-1933, of Japanese American communities in Los Angeles, Stockton, and Tacoma by Buddhist minister, Rev. Sensho Sasaki.

This segment shows a view of Washington Street and the Stockton Buddhist Temple in Stockton, California; six girls gather on the temple steps; one dances, the others laugh; several girls dance the Charleston while others clap in time (00:52).

Credits: Rev. Sensho Sasaki Collection, Gift of the Sasaki Family, Japanese American National Museum (96.150). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.