Besides the mayor and other city officials.

12) The biggest reason for this is the lack of decent jobs for women in Japan.Intimate Strangers challenges us to think about our community in broader terms.

to their initial forays into life in the U.Once they graduate high school.and their defiance of Japans gender disparities by risking their lives as illegals/undocumented workers in the U.

Professor Toyotas Powerpoint presentation emphasized the arrival of shin Issei women to the U.the Japanese Institute of Sawtelle has become the meeting ground where shin Nisei are learning more about JA history.

This population of shin Issei women far exceeded numbers of men by more than three to one.

these womens lives are complicated with expectations to accept 2nd class citizenship by larger Japanese society.Hana Ichimonme is actually the name of a Japanese childrens game.

site/?location=11eae3eee6529f3195c3ac1f6bbba82c#3213-687-4972314 East 2nd StreetLos Angeles.1935SOPHIA COLE / RAFU SHIMPOStorefront of the Far East Cafe.

the owner still runs the cafe in Chinatown.1916MARIE SEKIGUCHI / RAFU SHIMPOStorefront of the California Flower Company.