Downtown Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Sei Fujii
1882 - 1954
Photographed By Craig Baker, August 13, 2023
1. Sei Fujii Marker
Inscription.
Sei Fujii was born in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan and arrived in Los Angeles in 1903. An early graduate of USC Law, he and colleague J. Marion Wright won a US Supreme Court ruling to build the Japanese Hospital in 1929. Sei Fujii also challenged and overturned the California Alien Land Law in 1952. He was the founding publisher of the Kashu Mainichi daily newspaper located at 339 E. 2nd Street. Because of his civic advocacy he was shot and nearly killed by gangsters on November 26, 1932, just a few feet from the location of this marker.
Sei Fujii was born in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan and
arrived in Los Angeles in 1903. An early graduate of
USC Law, he and colleague J. Marion Wright won a US
Supreme Court ruling to build the Japanese Hospital in
1929. Sei Fujii also challenged and overturned the
California Alien Land Law in 1952. He was the founding
publisher of the Kashu Mainichi daily newspaper located
at 339 E. 2nd Street. Because of his civic advocacy he
was shot and nearly killed by gangsters on November 26,
1932, just a few feet from the location of this marker.
Erected 2015 by Little Tokyo Historical Society - Jeffrey Gee Chin & Fumiko Carole Fujita; Built by Whetstone Workshop; Design by Studio Endo.
Location. 34° 2.927′ N, 118° 14.439′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Downtown Los Angeles. Marker can be reached from 2nd Street west of Central Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Located in Japanese Village Plaza, just north of 2nd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 333 E 2nd St, Los Angeles CA 90012, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking
Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 73 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 14, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
