Previous recipients include Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta.

14 at Peter and Merle Mullin Gallery.and curator of the JANM exhibition Cruising J-Town Oliver Wang.

Dive into the 30-year story of Mooneyes with this film about two Japanese and Japanese American hot rodders who saved the iconic American speed parts company.and popularized hot rod culture in Asia.free for JANM members and youth under 18.

org/events/2025-12-02/screening-craft-speed-documentary-about-mooneyes Articles for you@media ( min-width: 300px ){.As Asian and Asian American pioneers in their industry.

Shige Suganuma and Chico Kodama battled against racism and xenophobia and ultimately created a global following.

Suganuma is expanding hot rod culture despite declining interest in hot rods.Latin American players make up a large portion of MLB rosters.

There are 60 Japanese former players and 15 current ones.and Charlie Gehringer made goodwill tours to Japan.

I can remember before large numbers of Japanese and Korean ballplayers came to play in the big leagues.Dodger starter Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki have captured the interest of the Japanese public and Dodger fans.