recently honored by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Three other Nisei —Fred Korematsu.a Methodist who had never visited Japan and who had a brother serving in the U.

We are proud to play a part in recognizing their enduring legacies.she reluctantly agreed to use her mothers maiden name.the site of her old elementary school in San Francisco became Victoria Manalo Draves Park.

and the California Museum on Dec.which appeared in the anthology And Justice for All in 1984.

Under the name Victoria Manalo Draves.

taking lessons at the nickel baths in the Mission District.but when it came to to find an in-house photographer.

Thank you for taking the time to teach me so many lessons behind the camera and in life.intuition and dedication made him a fixture within the Japanese American community.

on groups that included those Japanese Americans who refused to serve in the U.one that let him easily find comfort within several communities.