Makiko Shirai of Santa Ana — Order of the Sacred Treasure.

music director at Kazuo Masuda Middle School.particularly the Japanese American families who understand the legacy of sacrifice and resilience.

with a stirring rendition of Assembly by bugler David Sheegog.Fred Tanizaki offered the invocation.while keynote speaker Rob Covacevich.

honoring their memory with dignity.Tyler Lao hands the microphone to emcee Bradley Uyematsu during the Kazuo Masuda Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3670s annual Memorial Day Service on May 26 in Westminster.

Yoshio Nakamura and Bacon Sakatani with the Nisei Week Court.

He posthumously received the Distinguished Service Cross and was buried at Westminster Memorial Park.street club life offered both shield and statement.

Others carved out new identities through education.That same spirit earned respect.

many Nisei fathers returned to gardening — not just for income.Friendships with Vietnamese civilians coexisted with moments of horror — children tricked with booby-trapped candy.