The Manzanar National Historic Site includes the Ireito.

Makiko ShiraiMakiko Shirai joined the Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles on Sept.Kimiko FujitaKimiko Fujita has been a longtime supporter of the Japanese American community since joining the Orange County Japanese American Association (OCJAA) as a volunteer in 1999.

she was instrumental in organizing meetings and sightseeing trips for seniors.tirelessly working to strengthen the ties between Japanese nationals living in the U.which became a cultural celebration that autumn in the stadium parking lot that drew 7.

finding creative ways to maintain and revitalize community engagement.working to support local Japanese women entrepreneurs.

she proposed the idea to the Angels of holding a Japan Day.

Kimiko Fujita of North Tustin — Order of the Rising Sun.Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple; Bishop Noriaki Ito.

Some 50 attendees offered incense and prayers at the marble marker for these unknown neighbors.Photos by MIKEY HIRANO CULROSSRafu ShimpoMemorial Day services at Evergreen Cemetery remember and honor loved ones as well as those unknown.

for their annual muen-to and irei-to services.noting how his own father-in-law was a veteran of the famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team that fought in World War II.