Over the last couple weeks my attention has been drawn by Asian (Should I say "Oriental?") celebrations.
I attended the Year of the Horse parade and celebration in China Town, Los Angeles, this year. Of course, there are now lots of Vietnamese in the area, as well as a "Little Tokyo" nearby. Within the city and surrounding area there are also a number of Buddhist Temples, Hindu Temples, and other organizations, some Christian synthesis, that believe in reincarnation and that are also culturally are involved in worship of the family and the ancestors.
The Japanese American national Museum has an archive that you may want to use if your ancestry includes those who came from Japan, not just to California, but also Hawaii, as well as exhibits about the Japanese-American soldiers who fought in World War II, the way Asians have been depicted in Comic Books,
JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM Immigration, Internment Camps, etc
HIRASAKI NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER
JANM ONLINE COLLECTIONS INCLUDING BUDDHIST CHURCHES OF AMERICA
JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM
100 North Central Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90012
phone: 213.625.0414
