We would like to have you consider having the naming of the new park that will be in San Jose’s Japantown to recognize the efforts of Mr. John Heinlen. San Jose’s Japantown exists because of its rich history of human kindness by people like Mr. Heinlen. We are only one of three Japantowns left in the USA – honor its history.
We support naming the new park space across from our residency, Heinlenville Park. As a resident of the Japantown area of San Jose, we believe it is important to provide and honor the historical nature of the area.
San Jose has an opportunity to name the Japantown Park: Heinlenville Park to honor compassion understanding. I have heard 'Sakura' mispronounced repeatedly during the park naming process (it is not pronounced saKUURra) and this adds to the lack of understanding of the nature of the cherry blossom season-it is fleeting-visitors would expect to see cherry blossoms year round. Sakura is a stereotypical image of things from Japan-it is the symbol of San Francisco Japantown-not San Jose Japantown.
I encourage you to name Japantown's new park "Heinlenville Park." Doing so would serve as a tribute to the Heinlenville Chinatown that used to exist there and honor the Asian American (Chinese, Japanese and Filipino) community’s roots in local history. Thank you for your consideration.
I support the naming of the new park to be Heinlenville Park as was voted on by the community. This will help all who visit learn about the history of Japantown San Jose and the lessons that go with that era of our history.
I also support calling the park Heinlenville Park instead of Sakura Park. As a resident of the Japantown neighborhood, I would like the name of the park to respect its history.
I support calling the park Heinlenville Park instead of Sakura Park. Naming it Heinlenville Park will honor the past because John Heinlen built it to house Chinese, Japanese, and Italian immigrants under very harsh anti immigrant sentiments. Learning from the past will help us understand the present.
We would like to have you consider having the naming of the new park that will be in San Jose’s Japantown to recognize the efforts of Mr. John Heinlen. San Jose’s Japantown exists because of its rich history of human kindness by people like Mr. Heinlen. We are only one of three Japantowns left in the USA – honor its history.
We support naming the new park space across from our residency, Heinlenville Park. As a resident of the Japantown area of San Jose, we believe it is important to provide and honor the historical nature of the area.
San Jose has an opportunity to name the Japantown Park: Heinlenville Park to honor compassion understanding. I have heard 'Sakura' mispronounced repeatedly during the park naming process (it is not pronounced saKUURra) and this adds to the lack of understanding of the nature of the cherry blossom season-it is fleeting-visitors would expect to see cherry blossoms year round. Sakura is a stereotypical image of things from Japan-it is the symbol of San Francisco Japantown-not San Jose Japantown.
I encourage you to name Japantown's new park "Heinlenville Park." Doing so would serve as a tribute to the Heinlenville Chinatown that used to exist there and honor the Asian American (Chinese, Japanese and Filipino) community’s roots in local history. Thank you for your consideration.
I support the naming of the new park to be Heinlenville Park as was voted on by the community. This will help all who visit learn about the history of Japantown San Jose and the lessons that go with that era of our history.
I also support calling the park Heinlenville Park instead of Sakura Park. As a resident of the Japantown neighborhood, I would like the name of the park to respect its history.
I support calling the park Heinlenville Park instead of Sakura Park. Naming it Heinlenville Park will honor the past because John Heinlen built it to house Chinese, Japanese, and Italian immigrants under very harsh anti immigrant sentiments. Learning from the past will help us understand the present.