Photograph of the Attendees of the Northern California Young People’s Christian Conference Fresno Sectional, March 1936

Fresno, California, 1936. Approximately 7 x 30 inches. Some creasing, fine contrast; stored in tube with residual shape; overall excellent condition. A photograph of the attendees of a yearly meeting of an affinity group for young Japanese-American Christians in California. The first YPCC retreats were held in 1920 with the help of the Japanese YMCA and YWCA, and the group continued its meetings until about 1990. The retreats would include church services, speakers, discussion groups, and recreation, with the goal that "The rising generation of the Japanese should be awakened to the light of spiritual life."[1]

[1] Brad Shirakawa, “The Domei (NCJCCF) and the Early Young People’s Christian Conference (YPCC),” accessed October 2, 2024, https://lakesequoiaretreat.wordpress.com/histories/the-domei-ncjccf-and-the-early-young-peoples-christian-conference-ypcc/.