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Black Americans living abroad reflect on Juneteenth

LaTonya Whitaker is seen at the Juneteenth event at the Tokyo American Club in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, June 18, 2022. The sold-out Juneteenth Gala was presented by Legacy Foundation Japan, a group that aims to empower African Americans and those of African descent, including holding educational events and promoting business networking. Whitaker, executive director of Legacy Foundation Japan and a chef who runs Soul Food House restaurant in Tokyo with her husband David. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama) Participants chat at the Juneteenth event of Tokyo American Club in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, June 18, 2022. About 300 people celebrated Juneteenth at the ritzy Tokyo American Club Saturday, with speeches, a soul food dinner, prayers and dance music. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama) LaTonya Whitaker and her husband David attend the Juneteenth event at the Tokyo American Club in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, June 18, 2022. About 300 people celebrated Juneteenth at the ritzy club Saturday, with speeches, a soul food dinner, prayers and dance music. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama) A small group Black Americans living overseas watch a silent screening of the movie Black Panther for Juneteenth on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand. As the United States marks only the second federally recognized Juneteenth, Black Americans living overseas have embraced the holiday as a day of reflection and an opportunity to educate people in their host countries on Black history. (AP Photo/Annika Wolters) About 20 people of African descent living abroad gather for dinner at a Jamaican restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand to celebrate America's newest federal holiday, Juneteenth on Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand. As the United States marks only the second federally recognized Juneteenth, Black Americans living overseas have embraced the holiday as a day of reflection and an opportunity to educate people in their host countries on Black history. (AP Photo/Annika Wolters) About 20 people of African descent living abroad gather for dinner at a Jamaican restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand to celebrate America's newest federal holiday, Juneteenth on Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand. As the United States marks only the second federally recognized Juneteenth, Black Americans living overseas have embraced the holiday as a day of reflection and an opportunity to educate people in their host countries on Black history. (AP Photo/Annika Wolters) Michael Williams, who teaches African American history at Temple University in Tokyo, speaks in an interview at the Juneteenth event in Tokyo, Saturday, June 18, 2022. As the United States marks only the second federally recognized Juneteenth, Black Americans living overseas have embraced the holiday as a day of reflection and an opportunity to educate people in their host countries on Black history. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)