joined on stage by people born in the Year of the Dragon.

But Mike was stronger than most of the people I knew.as part of AADAP’s 50th anniversary video.

I learned and honed skills that I literally use today.He was a founding board member of the National Asian Pacific Families Against Substance Abuse (NAPAFASA.So tomorrow morning people dont die on the streets.

Thank you for believing in me.We honor and cherish Mikes memory.

Mike enjoyed getting lunch from Earles grill on Crenshaw.

Watanabe began work at AADAP in 1975 and continued for 46 years.The wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration.

who flew as part of the Teacher in Space Project.The crew members killed in the Challenger disaster were Dick Scobee.

A memorial plaque at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida honoring the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia.became the first Asian American in space as a crew member of the shuttle Discovery in January 1985.