500 Americans of Japanese ancestry were evicted from their homes by the U.

where he organized a literature group.was formed to raise money with the goal of paying tribute to the early Issei immigrants.

Among the committee leaders were Haruo Yamashiro.there were six reported Anti-Arab hate crimes through Oct.The Hondas are cooperating with the LAPD and filing a police report.

People have no respect for other peoples property.The marker bears a poem by Bunichi Kagawa.

Kagawa is believed to have written the poem in 1941 while incarcerated at Tule Lake.

For the same period there were 25 anti-Asian hate crimes in 2023.Single-family houses would be surrounded by 4-6 story apartment/condo buildings BY-RIGHT without ANY further city approval.

City planners did not consult with WLA-Sawtelle Japantown prior to releasing the city-proposed WLA Community Plan to the community in August 2023 — and which has a deadline of December 2023 for feedback.and should not have targeted these neighborhoods for over-densification.

The city is aware of those injustices.during and after World War II — and continues to this day.