nothing was ever posted to the windows of a business (some were posted on the pillars of Sperls building and on the empty wall of the Miyako Hotel).

welcomed attendees and introduced Michael Okamura.In 1986 it was designated as City of Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument 313.

JANMs Historic Building is our oldest and largest artifact on our campus.The speakers were then joined by actor and activist George Takei.The plaque and street signs not only commemorate the Historic Buildings history in the Japanese American community but also expands the publics understanding of its significance to the history of Los Angeles and the U.

JANMs Historic Building (Photo by Paloma Dooley)Our historic buildings anchor us in an ever-changing city.Commemorating the buildings history ensures that past injustices will never be repeated and that diverse voices will be heard now and into the future.

Okamura and Briones then unveiled the new signs on First Street that now mark the historic site.

when Japanese Americans were ordered to board buses that would take them to concentration camps.The exhibition will be on view from Oct.

his artistic brilliance transcended geographical boundaries.this remarkable collaboration between Bowers Museum and the British Museum goes beyond the familiar and presents a diverse array of Hokusai’s works.

Though Hokusai never left Japan during his lifetime.$10; active military and North American Reciprocal Museum Association members.