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.

Erected 2015 by Little Tokyo Historical Society - Jeffrey Gee Chin & Fumiko Carole Fujita; Built by Whetstone Workshop; Design by Studio Endo.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • Civil Rights • Communications • Law Enforcement.

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. It can be reached from 2nd Street west of Central Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Located in Japanese

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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.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Kouraku (within shouting distance of this marker); Honor Award Story (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); History Mural - Little Tokyo (about 400 feet away); Home Is Little Tokyo Mural (about 400 feet away); Azusa Street Mission (about 500 feet away); Friendship Knot (about 500 feet away); Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple (about 500 feet away); Fugetsu-Do (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 13, 2023

2. Sei Fujii Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 312 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 14, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.