And we also tell the incredible courage of the Japanese American community as they joined and helped to form the Asian American movement as they stood strong side-by-side with leaders and activists in the civil rights movement.

leaving thousands of families in fear.The bill is supported by a broad coalition of school districts.

Vice Chair Assemblymember Liz Ortega (D-San Leandro)Vice Chair Assemblymember Liz Ortega (D-San Leandro).Nearly one in eight California students has at least one parent who is undocumented

she returned to Japan with her father to marry Itsuo.like that of many Japanese Americans.

Despite being an American citizen.

and former Nisei Week queen Helen Funai Erickson.By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSSRAFU STAFF WRITERThe sign on the door reads welcome and its far more than a formality.

Within one minute of introducing myself.She has on many nights found herself counseling customers who might have their own feelings of despair.

but those are posted as a clever strategy to get troublesome patrons to move along.and old-school karaoke (at left) is the nightly entertainment.