The Holocaust, Tolerence, and Japanese American Museum

Hey there readers! Yesterday my class visited the Holocaust/Tolerance and the Japanese American Museum. We learned several things, along with the meaning of being a witness. 

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What does being a witness mean to you? How, if at all, were you transformed by your experience in LA?

For me, being a witness means that I've experienced a (usually bad) situation. I might not have taken part in the particular event on that day, but I've been told and "seen" what the situation was like. By going through the Holocaust museum, I have experienced in a way, what it was like. With this new found knowledge (as in new information to me), I can share with others, and make them aware of the horrific past that has happened. Being in LA was definitely emotionally exhausting. Witnessing all of the genocide the took place was extremely hard to swallow, and seeing the short clips of movies made me way more aware of what really happened. My point of view on being a witness has changed since we went through the museums. I now know that witnessing a crime isn't only seeing something. When you see something horrific, I feel that its your duty to share with others what you experienced, and to make them more aware as to what shouldn't happen in the future.