first as a company dancer with Ballet West II from 2013 to 2015 and with The Washington Ballet (TWB) from 2015 to 2025.

at such publications as the Nikkei Sentinel.the father changed his mind and the entire family was shipped to Japan.

My first trip to Japan was memorable.I was appointed Seicho no Ie regional lecturer … to help people with problems and give lectures at church and home meetings.with two younger sisters and a younger brother.

In her spare time she served as a bilingual emcee for funeral services and an interpreter for an Ikenobo ikebana group.all 49 of her!The opportunity she gave me changed my life.

his understanding of the Japanese people.

GHS had two Japanese language teachers.By the beginning of the 20th century.

the newly restored baseball diamond at the Manzanar National Historic Site will have its grand opening with a special doubleheader on Saturday.game between the Lil Tokio Giants and Florin Athletic Club.

When Japanese Americans were sent to concentration camps in 1942.until a grant in 2023 raised funds to rebuild parts of the old park.