a community activist who prevented the gunman in last?years Monterey Park shootings from committing a similar massacre in Alhambra.

pursuing a bachelors in education sciences.GVJCI Scholarship: Justin Yong of West Torrance High School.

He will be attending UC Irvine.Gardena Valley Gardeners Association Legacy Scholarship: Paige Tamura of Torrance High School.Brady Tamanaha; Raymond Shibata.

The Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute announced the 2024 GVJCI Scholarship Fund recipients during the opening of the annual Matsuri on June 29.She will be attending California Polytechnic State University.

From left: GVJCI Executive Director Alison Kochiyama; scholarship recipients Darren Kawazoe.

Gary Hori Memorial Scholarship: Brady Tamanaha of North High Schoolthe Little Tokyo Community Council (LTCC).

while looking to remain dynamic and embrace innovation to maintain Little Tokyo as a thriving neighborhood for all stakeholders.including the establishment of Go Little Tokyo.

which led to the creation of community-based marketing initiative Go Little Tokyo.Spearheading Sustainable Little Tokyo in 2013 with partners Little Tokyo Service Center and Japanese American Cultural Community Center in support of the preservation of Little Tokyo through environmental.