Japanese-Americans have made major contributions to U.S. society -- even in the face of racism and misguided government policy -- so it is fitting that when Arab-Americans and Muslims were targeted after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, Japanese-Americans stood by them.
Japanese-Americans' place in the U.S. and the problems they have had to overcome to win the respect they command today was examined in a symposium Wednesday sponsored by the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership and the Japanese American National Museum.
Held at the foundation's offices in Tokyo's Roppongi district, the forum involved four panelists from the U.S., a Japanese professor and an executive of a Japanese nonprofit organization.