In the early 1900s Japanese immigrants in Los Angeles struggled to be accepted both as doctors and patients at mainstream hospitals. Turner Street Hospital in Little Tokyo, staffed by Japanese healthcare professionals for the care of Japanese patients, opened around 1915. He and four other Japanese American doctors pooled their savings to create a Japanese hospital. During World War II, the Japanese Hospital was leased to nearby White Memorial Hospital, but after the war it reverted to its original owners. “Having a Japanese American doctor... people understand the way you think.”Miura, who is a sansei, or a third-generation Japanese American, said she still finds comfort in going to a Japanese dentist.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 05, 2020 02:26 UTC