My experience of the museum was very convenient. I was inside the museum with my friend within 5 minutes after parking my car. Right after the admission’s counter was the “Painting of the Month”, titled “Double Happiness (2000)” by New York based artist Tomie Arai (b. 1949). Due to my Ignorance about artists and exotic paintings, I couldn’t understand a thing about it. However, I gathered the fact that the “title of this piece refers to an auspicious character typically displayed in Chinese wedding celebrations” and it was created “while serving a residency at self-help graphics and art in east Los Angeles as part of the Arts and Mid-Atlantic Arts foundation.” Since the painting was created recently, my reaction was not very intense. In today’s society, almost all cultures are welcomed.

Moving on, an exhibition was on display towards the left side of hall. I didn’t find the exhibition very interesting whic

I moved on to continue my tour and found couple pictures of American Japanese kids playing baseball. I realized the significance when I glanced at “Traditional Japanese sports like Sumo (wrestling), Kendo, and Judo were popular in immigrant Japanese. In immigrant Japanese American communities, Baseball quickly became the most popular American game, 1901.” I realized that Japanese kids were adopting American standards were quickly, at the same time preserving their own culture. Right next to the pictures was a 1930’s typewriter. The typewriter belonged to Larry Tajiri, editor of Japanese American Citizen’s League’s [JACL] newspaper, who used this during World War II. Adjacent to it was a Soho Professional Camera of 1930’s which belonged to Toyo Miyakate, a noted issei (1st generation Japanese American) photographer. He used this camera to document the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. This camera and typewriter were part of the printing press adjacent to them, signifying the media awareness of Japanese Americans. A daily newspaper is one of the biggest bonding of a cultural community. Exactly in front of the Press was a model school of Los Angeles, exhibiting flag, monthly schedule, attendance record, desk and chairs. On the right wall r

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