They asked me to be the director … I started doing that in 1996 when we became independent from the Kyodo System.

A Chigo ceremonial parade to celebrate the dedication of the fourth church in 1963.YAMAMOTO / Rafu ShimpoLast Dec.

270 Japanese and Japanese Americans were involved in the grassroots effort to build their own church.it regained church-only status.The GBCs Obon Festival both honors Buddhist tradition and serves as a gathering space for the greater Japanese American community.

a New Years Eve tradition in Japan.and thousands lost their homes.

and an annual Sei-jinshiki (coming of age) ceremony.

and kind in the face of adversity.the National Park Service has lost nearly 25% of its staff.

the terror of 1942 when families were rounded up.was dragged out of his bed and arrested by the FBI.

and we pledge our support to those of you on the front line in protecting our parks.And when we don’t remember.