The Japanese American National Museum is a location for anyone to learn and experience the history of Japanese culture and its impact on society today. By observing the museum, people, businesses, and surrounding area, I argue that this location signifies Japanese Americans, which gives people a better understanding and appreciation for their ethnic and diverse culture. Upon observing, reading, and research I will use this to support my argument.
Visiting Little Tokyo for the first time was a pleasant experience, due to the fact that it was a place that I never been before and also that it was interesting to learn about another culture other than what I am use to which is Hispanic culture. I decided to visit the Japanese American National …show more content…
I learned on how the attack on Pearl Harbor triggered fear on Americans where they saw Japanese Americans as their enemies. Despite many of the Japanese Americans already living here, they had no ties to what was happening with the attack. As it states in the book, “President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order, authorizing the exclusion of Japanese, including Americans from the West Coast…remove individuals mostly American citizens and residents of Japanese descent from areas that were deemed threats to national security” (Exploring Diverse Roots p.37). This was especially hard for many of the Japanese Americans because they were in between two frontiers which was supporting their homeland or the U.S. I learned that much of the contribution that the Japanese had with the U.S. on the war in not really talked about here which in a way is sad. There was a group of about 20 Japanese men who fought for the U.S. where they were able to take out a vast majority of the enemy as well as protect many of the soldiers in the battle field. For their courage they were awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest military honor you can receive in the war. I didn’t know about this till one of the persons working their explained it to me which surprised me. Learning this made me appreciate the braveness and courage Japanese Americans have for their homeland
Visiting Little Tokyo for the first time was a pleasant experience, due to the fact that it was a place that I never been before and also that it was interesting to learn about another culture other than what I am use to which is Hispanic culture. I decided to visit the Japanese American National …show more content…
I learned on how the attack on Pearl Harbor triggered fear on Americans where they saw Japanese Americans as their enemies. Despite many of the Japanese Americans already living here, they had no ties to what was happening with the attack. As it states in the book, “President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order, authorizing the exclusion of Japanese, including Americans from the West Coast…remove individuals mostly American citizens and residents of Japanese descent from areas that were deemed threats to national security” (Exploring Diverse Roots p.37). This was especially hard for many of the Japanese Americans because they were in between two frontiers which was supporting their homeland or the U.S. I learned that much of the contribution that the Japanese had with the U.S. on the war in not really talked about here which in a way is sad. There was a group of about 20 Japanese men who fought for the U.S. where they were able to take out a vast majority of the enemy as well as protect many of the soldiers in the battle field. For their courage they were awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest military honor you can receive in the war. I didn’t know about this till one of the persons working their explained it to me which surprised me. Learning this made me appreciate the braveness and courage Japanese Americans have for their homeland