yet they have again and again refused to come to the table.

among Japanese manual laborers.Though the event had originally followed a traditional.

Under the bleak and primitive conditions of the WWII internment camps.they were not allowed to return to the Pacific Coast until 1949.Vancouvers historic Japanese Canadian neighborhood.

at the same time the reporter manages to grasp the essential spirit of the sport: the importance of brains over brawn.Photo taken between 1937 and 1939.

only amateur sumo events are open to women today in Japan.

This brings many feints and sidesteps into play that are unknown in American wrestling.As a teen attending Roosevelt in the 1980s.

YAMAMOTO / Rafu ShimpoSteve Naganos profile of Mario Reyes as well as videos about the other honorees were shown during the ceremony.Victoria Castro presented the award to Ray Fukumoto.

Rafu columnist Sharon Yamato described him as a gentle giant whose camera spoke louder than he ever did.Barragan recalls watching Officer Stanke walk into the center in uniform.