For the members of the Kobayashi.

who was teaching high school Japanese.Top: the community gathered for a photo at their new center in 1930.

I found out the next day they elected me president because i wasnt there.During her one-year term in the early 90s.Matsumoto and others spearheaded a project to add more classrooms.

one of the changes she implemented was fundraising for basketball through a pancake breakfast.and the Sansei and Yonsei for modernizing with the new annex building for everyone to enjoy.

and all affiliated groups were asked to be part of it.

The Japanese School is what started the Community Center.even the emergence of Japanese stars in Major League Baseball have put a new global focus on the country.

Any trip to Little Tokyo now on the weekends.The space in the historic district of Sierra Madre is a physical extension of the online classes that have been offered for several years via Takedas Hikari Japanese Academy.

The new school is something hes had in the works for years.Hikari No Sato is truly a labor of love and a chance to give back to the community.