he introduced a measure in support of same-sex marriage at the meeting of the JACL National Board.

and a celebration of Nori and his contributions and his retirement.it will reopen in a new location.

But because it is such a community store.to honor Anzen Hardware and its longtime owner.Maehara founded the business in 1946

She WAS Nisei Central but also a person who could talk to anyone and everyone.Yamamoto)Fletcher was a fixture in the Japantown community.

but one that made everyone feel a part of a big family.

Fletcher and her family were incarcerated at Santa Anita Racetrack in 1942 and resettled in Utah after World War II.Close to You by The Carpenters.

Local audience members will include seniors living in public housing and children at a nursery school in Fukushima; seniors living in a nursing home in Minamisanriku; an entire student body of middle school students in Ofunato; people with disabilities in Mizusawa; and young adults with special needs in Ishinomaki.executive director of Grateful Crane.

Michael Palma will be the tour photographer.and Mika Aoki will serve as tour interpreter/guide.