Advice from the Beatles on the Japanese Garden
In earlier posts, we have noted advice from Fredric March and Winston Churchill to UCLA on the sale of the Japanese Garden – now halted by court order. The local newspaper for the Japanese-American community in LA, Rafu Shimpo, has a lengthy article today on the sale and the court decision which also suggests the sensitivity of this matter to the Japanese-American community. Example:
…One garden supporter commented that choosing Aug. 15 — V-J (Victory over Japan) Day — as the day to open the bids “tells us how they are culturally senseless as a world-class educational institution.”…
Full article at http://rafu.com/news/2012/08/judge-grants-injunction-on-uclas-sale-of-japanese-garden/
In the past, UCLA has shown more sensitivity, notably in its retroactive award of degrees to students of Japanese origin who were interned during World War II and could not complete their studies. See
So rather than go through needless and expensive litigation, the university would be well advised to seek a compromise with the plaintiffs in this case that allows for preservation of the garden, whether in the hands of UCLA or some other entity.
As the Beatles would advise:
Our earlier posts with advice on this issue from Fredric and Winston are at
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