come meet others who are also history buffs and passionate about the unique cultural neighborhood.

Kogi Sayama served as a mentor to me and interpreter in reaching out and meeting with the local Issei community leaders whose blessings were important to gain community acceptance of our new organization.Without the volunteers there would not have been a GPP.

After more than 50 years of operation.coordinating and carrying out all the events.field trips and parties; mailing out the many informational flyers to GPP members; maintaining the membership lists and the bookkeeping accounts; and faithfully attending the weekly volunteer meetings.

1970: a showing of Akira Kurosawas Seven Samurai in the old pink building of the Japanese Community Center.Those luncheons usually involved four busloads of seniors.

but our 50+ years have provided us all with such rich experiences and wonderful memories.

has resulted in our no longer being able to continue the GPP operation.The Sky Cafe specializes in vegan.

Horiuchi was a pioneer in the Asian American creative music movement with a foundational legacy in compositions.featuring the music and writings of Glenn Horiuchi (1955-2000).

She received her BM in jazz piano performance from Oberlin Conservatory and her MA in music composition from Mills College.he was the author of Zen of Glenn.