Hi my name is Sophia Cole, and this is me taking on the Metro purple line subway  on my way to Little Tokyo. 

My goal was to find any information or remnants of Bronzeville in Little Tokyo by only using free resources available to the public within Little Tokyo. In other words, I did not look up where Bronzeville was located before doing this portion of the project.  I wanted to see what information was readily available within Little Tokyo on Bronzeville and only use information they could provide for me. 

So.. let's start with the subway. I got off at the Civic Station.  Luckily I knew where Little Tokyo was because I am from Los Angles and I have been their many times. However I could imagine it would be a little difficult for new comers to find Little Tokyo.  The intercom and maps located within the Civic Station lists various places around the Civic center but does not mention Little Tokyo even if it is within walking distance. 

Walking down 1st and Judge Aiso St, I went to the visitor center in hopes of attaining information about Bronzeville. The first receptionist I spoke to did not know what I was talking about. However he provided me with information on where I might be able to find something about Bronzeville.  He recommended that I go to the Japanese American National Museum.  Another volunteer sitting in the back named Robert approached us. He showed us around the visitor center and talked about the various festivities and events Little Tokyo offered.  He told us that he had heard of Bronzeville. He described Bronzeville's night life beginning at 2:00 in the morning and being a real hip place to be with plenty of Jazz music.

So, I went to the Library. I almost couldn't find the Little Tokyo Library because it was hidden behind a tree and was surrounded by homeless people. However the inside of the building felt like an ordinary library. I was certain I would find information here on Bronzeville especially since this was a Library located in Little Tokyo where Bronzeville existed. However to my disappointment, the receptionist was unable to find information on Little Tokyo's Bronzeville, but had plenty of information on Chicago's Bronzeville. 

Seriously, How could this be? No wonder the people within Little Tokyo do not know about Bronzeville.  Although Bronzeville is a part of Little Tokyo's history it is not being remembered or even preserved.  Although Bronzeville was a place where the Japanese Americans and African Americans integrated and worked together during a time of hardships, the memory of Bronzeville is not being cherished or even provided to the public.   Yet there is still hope, for a fee there are a few events on Bronzeville that occur once every few years.