The Journal of San Diego History Volume 54, Winter 2008, Number 1 Iris H. W. Engstrand & Molly McClain, Editors Colin Fisher & Rudy P. Guevarra, Jr., Guest Editors Theodore Strathman, Review Editor Front and Back Matter African Americans and Historic Preservation in San Diego: The Douglas and the Clermont/Coast Hotels Leland T. Saito Americanism and Citizenship: Japanese American Youth Culture of the 1930s Susan Hasegawa "Skid Row": Filipinos, Race and the Social Construction of Space in San Diego Rudy P. Guevarra, Jr. A Compromised Country: Redefining the U.S.-Mexico Border Joel Levanetz Profile of a Public Historian: Susan Hasegawa Colin Fisher Book Reviews Index Complete Journal Issue 5.0Mb Publication of The Journal of San Diego History has been partially funded by generous grants from the Joseph W. Sefton Foundation; Quest for Truth Foundation of Seattle, Washington, established by the late James G. Scripps; and an anonymous friend and supporter of the Journal. Publication of this issue of The Journal of San Diego History has also been supported by a grant from The Journal of San Diego History Fund of the San Diego Foundation. Front Cover: Segregation protest at E.W. Woolworth Co., March 19,1960; UT85_A8281-2 Back Cover: First Birthday Banquet of Harue Asakawa, June 26, 1917. Photo by U. Shindo. San Diego. No. 13721-2 Cover design: Allen Wynar The San Diego Historical Society is able to share the resources of four museums and its extensive collections with the community through the generous support of the following: City of San Diego Commission for Art and Culture; County of San Diego; foundation and government grants; individual and corporate memberships; corporate sponsorship and donation bequests; sales from museum stores and reproduction prints from the Booth Historical Photograph Archives; admissions; and proceeds from fund-raising events. Articles appearing in The Journal of San Diego History are abstracted and indexed in Historical Abstracts and America: History and Life. All material in the print and on-line versions of The Journal of San Diego History is protected by copyright, © San Diego Historical Society.