walked away from her home on Nevada Avenue in Costa Mesa around 12:20 p.

and that means that many more people have the same feeling that I do of pride in the community.The participants swept the streets.

seventh generation? Once a year is not enough.so when I heard about Sparkle from a friend.They are pictured cleaning the statue of Chiune Sugihara on Central and Second streets.

who was struggling with a graffiti-covered fire hydrant.TOMOKO NAGAI/Rafu ShimpoA volunteer sweeps in Mineta Plaza at the Japanese American National Museum as part of Little Tokyo Sparkle on May 18.

one of the organizers and the owner of the longest-established Japanese confectionery store Fugetsudo.

so the cleanup has kind of become secondary and then the kimochi and care for Little Tokyo is more important.1999 JA exhibit at Japan Baseball Hall of Fame in Tokyo.

Masao received the devastating news that his youngest brother.He participated in tributes to these Nisei legends with major league teams such as the San Francisco Giants.

a semi-pro team that became champions in the prewar era and during the internment camps at Gila River in Arizona and Tule Lake in California.this achievement was bittersweet.