JANM board chair emeritus; William T Fujioka.

And it creates that sense of family and the local Japanese American community because that to me is an important piece.and I may have taken more of a lead role in the 1981-82 academic year (my senior year).

I think the Cultural Night themes that Ive seen so far instill some appreciation of the history and some of the hardships that some of the our ancestors went through.By MICHELLE TIOKen Minami and brothers Albert Saisho and Kenji Saisho co-founded the Nikkei Student Union.I think from the very beginning.

And theyre telling me all this stuff.I was able to speak with Ken Minami and Albert Saisho about their experiences co-founding the Nikkei Student Union and their thoughts on how NSU has grown since its inception.

Rafu: Why was the Nikkei Student Union founded?Albert (left) and Ken (right) enjoying wine at Inglenook Winery in Napa Valley.

and Im glad that I became more conscious of being Japanese American and Asian American …I was glad that we created the group.Wong Kim Ark decision that affirmed birthright citizenship to anyone born in our country.

Today marks 127 years since the landmark United States v.This was established by the Supreme Court.

including those born to immigrant parents.Wong challenged the governments assertion because he was born in the U.