Little Tokyo: How History Shapes a Community Across Generations

FAIN: BH-272394-20

Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles, CA 90012-3911)
Lynn Yamasaki (Project Director: February 2020 to present)

Two one-week workshops for 72 schoolteachers about the history and culture of Japanese American immigrants and their place in U.S. history.

“Little Tokyo: How History Shapes a Community Across Generations” is a new initiative that will invite educators from across the country to Los Angeles to examine the neighborhood of Little Tokyo, including the Little Tokyo Historic District.