USC and UCLA and a counselor and instructor at ECC.

For more information on the Green Band Association.a particularly challenging task this year.

The Kyoto Tachibana band donated proceeds from their weekend concert to help relief efforts following this years hurricanes in North Carolina and Florida.The young musicians are hosted for homestay with local families.The nonprofit Green Band Association has been sponsoring bands from Japan to perform in international venues since1998.

The groups expenses are covered by fundraising and donations.Having evolved into one of the oldest all-girl bands in the world.

the band was created to provide an avenue toward healthful physical activity for students at the all-girls high school.

Founded in 1961 with a mere 16 members.Photo by PATTI HIRAHARAA Tribute to A Hero – Norio Uyematsu.

The communitys response to the story of how they found their way to Brigham City was overwhelming.The museum team has been researching the Japanese families in Box Elder County and the first person that was on their wish list was Private First Class Jim Yoshio Tazoi from Garland.

Brigham City became their salvation to begin a new life in Utah due to the generosity of Earl Garrett Anderson.Blumenthal joined Uyematsu to be interviewed at the FDR Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park.