is aimed at supporting small businesses and nonprofits along the K Line and Little Tokyo segment of the A/E Line.

known as the father of Southern California gardeners.As skilled Japanese gardeners become increasingly rare.

ensuring that the future generations understand and appreciate the legacy of the Japanese gardens in Southern California.Photos by TOMOKO NAGAI / Rafu ShimpoFrom left: Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi.followed by the unveiling of the Nikkei Gardeners Memorial Plaque.

Japanese immigrant gardeners played a vital role in rebuilding their communitys reputation in postwar California.Photographer and childrens book author Sankyaku Sunny Seki.

and Raymond Inaoka (president.

Yamasaki emphasized the importance of engaging the younger generation.I do not write any of this lightly.

That experience shaped my family forever.Though they were American citizens by birth.

Trumps ever-growing state apparatus makes sloppy.was efficiency and control: move people quickly.