Our community has long been haunted by the rift between those who volunteered to serve in the 100th/442nd versus those who protested the camps by resisting the draft.

Sumo Sundays take place regularly in a dohyō on the top floor of the historic Japanese Language School Hall.They carried sumo with them to isolated logging camps.

exclusionary attitude towards women.Newcomers are encouraged to practice techniques and breakfalls without feeling pressure to face an opponent.as well as in Hawaii and Alaska.

sumo was the favorite sport of Vancouvers Japanese Canadian community.Practitioners of various grappling martial arts?—?Greco-Roman wrestling.

Salt was then thrown around the ring to purify it after the female medics stepped out.

among Japanese manual laborers.The temple suffered both fire and severe smoke contamination during the blaze.

A fire that was burning under the Hondo was put out by observant neighbors who were watering down their own houses and saw the smoke coming up.We wish for the temple to continue to be a place of refuge for whatever the fire victims may need.

and costly remediation work was required before the temple could once again welcome back its community.contamination from toxins carried by high winds left significant damage.