<p>I live in Tokyo, and I've just been admitted ED at Cal Poly SLO. Because all my life I've lived in Japan (visited the States once in 2 or 3 years), I'm nervous about fitting in. I feel like if I have some Japanese people to talk to there, even just one guy, it'll alleviate my worries and stress a lot.</p>
<p>Do you see a lot of asian people in cali? Or more specifically, Japanese people? (I know it's hard for you guys to tell the difference lol)</p>
<p>Yes - many!</p>
<p>Not a happy chapter in the history of the US.
[Japanese</a> American internment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_internment_in_the_United_States]Japanese”>Internment of Japanese Americans - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>Congrats on getting in to Cal Poly SLO.</p>
<p>Congrats!</p>
<p>Please read the FAQ</p>
<p>[Frequently</a> Asked Questions - Cal Poly International Center - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo](<a href=“http://international.calpoly.edu/students/faq.html#livinginslo-10]Frequently”>http://international.calpoly.edu/students/faq.html#livinginslo-10)</p>
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<p>Posting on the facebook page would be a great way to reach out to any other students from Japan!!</p>
<p>Congrats on Cal Poly SLO! </p>
<p>Not sure about Cal Poly specifically, but there are a lot of Asians in California. There are a ton of Japanese-Americans in San Diego and LA, but in NorCal, they tend to be more dispersed. I’m Japanese, so I can usually tell when someone’s Japanese haha. </p>
<p>I saw this thread a while ago – maybe you can reach out to some of the people on there?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/cal-poly-san-luis-obispo/1257259-any-japanese-speakers-cal-poly-slo.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/cal-poly-san-luis-obispo/1257259-any-japanese-speakers-cal-poly-slo.html</a></p>
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<p>[Demographics</a> of California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_California]Demographics”>Demographics of California - Wikipedia) indicates the following for California as a whole:</p>
<p>14.9% Asian
1.1% Japanese ethnic background
0.43% uses Japanese as primary language</p>
<p>However, Cal Poly SLO demographics may be different from the whole of California, as there is considerable regional variation in California demographics and variation in the demographics of the universities in California.</p>
<p>I live in California, and at least in the part I live in, I know many, many Asian individuals, including quite a few Japanese people.</p>
<p>There are many Asian people at SLO. My nephew went to that school. He’s not Asian but was a member of the very active Asian Christian Fellowship. </p>
<p>It’s a great school. You’ll have a wonderful time and get a top-notch education. Congratulations.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that when people say Asian/ Japanese, they’re often referring to students who were born in America but whose parents hailed from that region/ country. Also congrats on SLO!</p>
<p>Thank you everyone!
I found the facebook page for newly admitted applicants so I think i can get in touch with some people there!
I visited Cal Poly this summer and I totally loved it. I also like the motto “Learn by doing” because I hate just being lectured and learning by “reading” only, so I’m hoping I can enjoy an active learning experience.</p>
<p>mr mom 62 as opposed to what japan was doing at the time
[Japanese</a> war crimes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_war_crimes]Japanese”>Japanese war crimes - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>Actions by the government of Japan in the 1930s-1940s do not justify or excuse Executive Order 9066.</p>
<p>[Five</a> Views: An Ethnic Historic Site Survey for California (Japanese Americans)](<a href=“http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/5views/5views4b.htm]Five”>http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/5views/5views4b.htm)
[Japanese</a> Americans - History, Modern era, Migration to hawaii and america](<a href=“http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Ha-La/Japanese-Americans.html]Japanese”>Japanese Americans - History, Modern era, Migration to hawaii and america)
<a href=“https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Japanese_Americans[/url]”>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Japanese_Americans</a>
<a href=“https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_diaspora[/url]”>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_diaspora</a></p>
<p>We have California sushi and other Japanese foods. I hope this helps when you miss your home country foods.</p>
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<p>Very true. Although in hindsight, we can say that the internment was not justified, in the context of the time, it actually made sense due to a little known chapter in American history, the extensive sabotage campaign against the United States by German agents prior to and after US entry into WWI. Hundreds of American lives were lost in what was the largest terrorist operation conducted on American soil prior to 9/11. Ammunition factories were blown up, ships sunk, trains derailed, and most famously (though now obscure), the Black Tom explosion permanently damaged the Statue of Liberty and blew out all the windows in lower Manhattan. The case against Germany for that wasn’t settled until 1939, and the guy in charge was John McCloy, later Assistant Secretary of the Army, who was in the center of the decision to intern the Japanese. </p>
<p>It’s not impossible to imagine that since he was intimately aware of the damage done by a sabotage campaign just over 20 years earlier by another American foe, that he thought a similar campaign, especially after the shock of Pearl Harbor, was likely and the internment warranted. Turns out it wasn’t, but in context, it made sense.</p>
<p>ucbalumnus, it puts things in perspective. japanese horrors were beyond imagination. in modern times (last decade or two) japan cut checks to surving slaves for .11cents. the biological testing of plague and mass genocide is almost never discussed. so you may look back 70+ years later , how america responded to an attack on it’s own soil and play monday morning quarterback…but japan and it’s atrocities during world war 2 and before that are on a scale beyond words. so, if you want to talk about keeping citizens of japanese ancestry in camps, you most look at what japan did too.</p>
<p>And this this thread is getting into politics. The OP only asked a simple question.</p>
<p>I miss the time when I could buy high-quality Japanese electronic products.</p>
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<p>It is demeaning to the American ideals of freedom and individual rights to suggests that a US government action with respect to (mostly) American citizens should be justified by the low standards of conduct practiced by the government of Japan (or any other noxious government) in the 1930s-1940s.</p>
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<p>Approximately 4,000 persons of Japanese ancestry were already under surveillence due to known association with pro-Japanese-government organizations or individual activities. Executive Order 9066, affecting many more, was not necessary. It is also of note that it was not done in Hawaii, closer to the front lines (and where the battles of Pearl Harbor and its sideshow at Niihau occurred).</p>
<p>I’m not disagreeing with you, I’m just pointing out that the Order didn’t happen in a vacuum - there was context where it made sense, even if it was an overreaction and was unnecessary. It is a mistake to assume we are morally superior to our predecessors, who have to make a decision in the moment, not with more complete historical hindsight. I am positive history will not judge some of our current actions in any better moral light than we do those who implemented the internment order.</p>
<p>Virtually every decision anyone makes, even the most horrible, is done so in the moment with the thought that the action is necessary and for the greater good - not for evil purposes.</p>
<p>To the OP don’t worry, you’re not likely to find any 86 year old Japanese Americans at SLO.</p>