making significant contributions to the development of Japan-U.

and spreading cultural resilience as performing member of Kyodo Taiko at UCLA.Adventures in Venice/WLA Japanese American History.

com/view/adventures-in-ja-history?pli+1Natalie connects Arnold Maedas history with the history of her own family.denying any selection that could be a weapon.just as Maeda fought to found the VJAMM for incarcerees from Manzanar.

Natalie TokitaNatalies college journey has been devoted to finding and keeping these stories alive.to what would become the War Relocation Authority concentration camp at Manzanar.

writing stories for the Japanese American community as an editorial intern for Yo! Magazine.

which is etched in the solid granite obelisk that is the VJAMM.the Japanese garden he has curated for decades survived with minimal damage.

When I took the tiger and put him on the shelf at my dads home.weeks after it was destroyed in the Eaton Fire.

All wore heavy gloves and masks for the task.with little damage to the dozens of bonsai trees.