Mykawa, Houston, Texas

Mykawa is an area within Houston, Texas, United States that was formerly a distinct unincorporated community in Harris County.

Mykawa was named after a Japanese nurseryman named Shinpei Mykawa, who, by 1906, introduced the cultivation of rice in the area. The community was renamed from Erin Station after Mykawa died after he fell underneath one of his pieces of agricultural equipment. [" [http://www.heritagesociety.org/Hinton-Names%20of%20Houston%20Streets%20071907.pdf Historic Houston Streets: The Stories Behind the Name] . "July 19, 2007"] Mykawa's name, as the town name and the name of Mykawa Road, is pronounced differently from the actual Japanese name "Maekawa". [" [http://www.sanyo.oni.co.jp/kikaku/kenjin/itano/19.html 改称される「ジャップ通り」　その２] ." "Sanyo Shimbun."]

The area school, Mykawa School, was named after Mykawa. It is now in use as the Minnetex Civic Club. [http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasGulfCoastTowns/MykawaTexas.htm]

Education

Mykawa is within the Houston Independent School District.

Elementary schools serving portions of the Mykawa area include:
* [http://es.houstonisd.org/frostes Frost Elementary School] [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/FrostES.pdf Frost Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".]
* [http://es.houstonisd.org/mitchelles Mitchell Elementary School] [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/MitchellES.pdf Mitchell Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".]

The area is served by the following secondary schools:
* [http://ms.houstonisd.org/thomasms Thomas Middle School] [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/ThomasMS.pdf Thomas Middle Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".]
*Sterling High School [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/SterlingHS.pdf Sterling High School Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".]

References

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External links

* [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/MM/hnm76.html MYKAWA, TX] at "Handbook of Texas"
* [http://www.bunsei.co.jp/denshi/pdf/shiori009.pdf Publications of Early Japanese in North America] (Japanese)