The 1830 Sutter Street building dispute began locally, but has drawn statewide and even national attention. Listed below are several, noteworthy articles on the subject.

• Unlikely Foes Face Off
  

Ms. Magazine
Article by Julie Helner
August/September, 1999, Volume 1X, No. 5

• Stirring memories of racism: Japanese-Americans in San Francisco accuse YWCA of exploiting Alien Land Law

National Law Journal
Article by Peter Aronson
October 4, 1999

• A Matter of Trust: Japantown leaders file suit to preserve community landmark

Asian Week
Article by Joyce Nishioka
Thursday, July 8, 1999; Volume 20, No. 45

• Concurrent Japantown candlelight procession, YWCA open house - latest moves in property dispute

New Fillmore
March, 1999

• Showdown at YWCA: Battle for Japantown YWCA linked to trust made because of Alien Land Laws

Hardboiled
1.3; March/April, 1998
Article by Cindy Koga

• A question of trust: The S.F. YWCA won't return property it has held since 1921 when racist laws banned land ownership by the Japanese

San Francisco Examiner
October 30, 1997

• Alien Land Law Resolution Unanimously Passes: But State Legislature-Approved Resolution Draws Ire of YWCA

Nichi Bei Times

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