What turned me to teach about the AJA was the disrespect shown by my students when I started teaching Japanese. I used to ignore it, but that year I had returned from a trip in Japan. I met the people and I fell in love with them. I took their remarks personal. Currently, I have about 503 students in the 8th grade.
Some categories overlap.
The connection between Japanese language and Japanese American is to teach my students that there is a clear distinction between Japanese and Japanese Americans. My students used to refer to all Asian as Chinese or Orientals. I dislike both, especially the latter, because I use Oriental with objects like rugs and vases, and not people. I became familiar with the story when I attended a free short workshop. I learned about the story from the Video Honor Bound, which was a present.