I attended the last in-person Okaeri Conference in 2018 as an ally.

a virtuoso koto player from Japan.by boat from Japan as a child immigrant in the 1950s and was raised in L.

and one of the few neighborhoods where Japanese Americans did not face discrimination and were allowed to freely live.community activist and organizer from Pocahontas.which sends its recommendations to the NEA chair.

The deadline to submit a nomination for the 2025 class of NEA National Heritage Fellows is Tuesday.She will be honored in Washington.

but Kuramoto also became a mentor and role model to young Japanese American women who now had a sense of pride in their culture and identity.

Okinawan American musician (1991)Fujima Kansuma.as well as his charitable efforts around the globe.

X Japan released its first single in eight years in July.He is the first Japanese star to join over 300 artists who have received the honor in the nearly 100-year history of the iconic theater.

and the death October of Heath.He joined Napa Valley-based winemaker Michael Mondavi in launching the Y by Yoshiki wine brand in 2009.