Photos courtesy Office of Assemblymember Al MuratsuchiParticipants in the Terminal Island press conference included (from right) Los Angeles City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson.

president of IFG Restaurant Group; Mark Taira.GFBNECs director of programs and engagement.

Pasadena Japanese Cultural Institute.Go For Broke National Education Centers Torchbearers presented a Taste of Aloha fundraiser at Kings Hawaiian Bakery Restaurant in Torrance to support wildfire relief efforts in the Pasadena and Altadena area.and First Presbyterian Church of Altadena.

Kings Hawaiian partnered with GFBNEC for this event.Photo by Kathee YamamotoIn July.

Proceeds benefited the Pasadena Branch of the NAACP.

Kings Hawaiian CEO; Kurt Ikeda.it went down by the time the new building opened.

and camaraderie among participants.This publication will highlight the evolution of the school.

the board members have retired in order to let younger people take over.Another connection to the Bay Area is that noted San Francisco sculptor Ruth Asawa was among the Norwalk and Downey farming families that attended the Japanese School before the war.