Message from pperez

[Anonymous]

I have been to the Japanese American National Museum many times and I have always enjoyed learning more about the Japanese American experience in East Los Angeles. I have lived in East Los Angeles for most of my life and I remember the older generation of Japanese store owners and neighbors. As the years passed and many of those people died or moved away, I still enjoy finding the few remaining Japanese presences in East Los Angeles. Places like East Los Angeles Flowers on Cesar Chavez, and Haru Florist on First Street are businesses that I like to frequent. Further west on First Street you can find a large Japanese temple and Otomisan Restaurant. Evergreen Cemetery has a large area where many former residents of Los Angeles of Japanese descent are buried.