Japanese American National Museum Research Paper

I was quite shocked that I actually enjoyed my visit to the Japanese American National Museum in little Toyko. In other words, I was honestly not interested in learning the particular history of Japanese Americans because I believed there was not much to learn but I was certainly wrong which is why I certainly do not regret the fact that I decided to visit this museum especially with a few of my classmates. It was quite nice, it not only had nice paintings that were perfect backgrounds for Instagram pictures, but it literally also had glass pink flowers hanging from the ceiling. If that wasn’t enough, a wall of real suit cases that once belonged to people was literally build. It was quite amazed on the amount of people that was there, along with the amount of diversity. What I found the most interesting was the fact that most of the visitors were parents showing their children. Moreover, six dollars was worth it. What I certainly learned was that the …show more content…
There were quite many black and white pictures that showed what they wore along with the food they eat. What I found the most interesting was the fact that even though most of the Japanese Americans looked much more Americanized in terms of their dress they still followed their traditions. Moreover, I remember seeing a picture where the whole family was seating down eating in a very traditional way. What I learned about the culture’s background through the artifacts is that they too struggled. They faced discrimination along with lack of opportunities that comes with being an immigrant in this country. It made me realize every race that wishes to stay for a better life struggles one way or another. During that time, they suffered the same discrimination African Americans suffered, they were not allowed in certain places, they were sent to internment and those who suffered in the military were not given the recognition they