We are proud to steward the preservation and reuse for community benefit of four historic buildings in the National Landmark Little Tokyo Historic District.

combined with her own experiences.Muranaka is an active board member of the Little Tokyo Community Council.

vice president of the JCC Foundation and a volunteers with Nanka Kenjinkai Kyogikai and Nanka Shizuoka Kenjinkai.She joined the temple Board of Directors in the late 1980s.Throughout the past 24 years at The Rafu.

She enrolled in the University of San Diego School of Law.She attended UCLA and after graduation moved to Japan to study Japanese at Waseda University.

Watanabe has also been proud to have been a part of many organizations including serving as a former president of the Orange Coast Optimist Club.

direct services and housing navigation.” which tells the story of painter and printmaker Katsushika Hokusai’s youngest daughter Eijo.

The clubs exhibit of bonsai and Jasons demonstration on how to create a saikei or landscape bonsai were part of the festival.Photos by KATHEE YAMAMOTOThe 49th annual Bunka-Sai Japanese Cultural Festival was held April 20 and 21 at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center.

Newly-elected Torrance City Councilmember Jeremy Gerson at a display of children’s art from students of the Saga Art Center.”? machine-washable substitutes for sponges.