Ryoji Inatsugi (guitar) and Team Kawachi Ondo keep the rhythm as dancing continued into the early evening.

He spent a year as a visiting professor at the Art Institute of Minneapolis.He can be reached at jvanharm@ucsc.

he and his family lost their home.The knots remain a cultural icon of Little Tokyo.he moved abroad to seek a new life unhampered by racial prejudice.

he remained fascinated and disturbed by the land of his birth.and made several visits to the U.

He befriended counterculture filmmaker Baird Bryant.

to finally finding a new home and achieving global success.While a student at the school in 1940.

and San Jose Japantown communities on the passing of this legend.and gentle spirit have touched us in ways we will never forget.

He has been a continuing source of inspiration not just to me but for so many others.A community icon supporting all things J-Town and countless AAPI causes