July 29, 2004

'Jap Road' in Texas to Be Renamed 'Boondocks Road'

July 29, 2004/ Tron Nick

Texans living on "Jap Road" decided the best way to remove the racial slur from the country lane would be to rename it "Boondocks Road" after a defunct catfish restaurant, officials said on Wednesday. The residents chose the name because the restaurant had been a popular spot in southeastern Texas and its name was easier to pronounce than that of the Japanese family who settled the road in the early 1900s. The new name must be approved by the Jefferson County Commissioners. Japanese Americans and others tried to change the name for a decade because "Jap Road" is viewed as a racial slur. [more]

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