Shirotas father was able to leave camp to work at a cannery in Utah.

recognized for her decades of volunteer choreography.discussed in an interview with The Rafu Shimpo that the Nisei Week Coronation had always been something Gee had looked forward to.

and currently pursuing a masters degree at Johns Hopkins University.parks tourism administration with a dual concentration in events and tourism hospitality managementMIKEY HIRANO CULROSS/Rafu ShimpoHigh school students taking part in 2022 in the inaugural Go For Broke Journalism Institute (from left): Esmeralda Medina.

The 82nd Nisei Week Japanese Festival is a nine-day event first held in 1934 and is recognized today as one of the nations longest-running cultural festivals.they even survived on the goodness of some food vendors that provided them with overripe fruits to eat so that they could save the money to pay their employees.

This award recognizes organizations for their outstanding contributions to the Southern California Japanese American community.

The annual program includes a National Convening in Los Angeles that fosters civic dialogue and service learning activities centered on the relevance of the Nisei soldiers legacy to issues of social justice.and my office will not hesitate to investigate and prosecute those who harm others on account of bigotry.

where she received approximately 11 stiches in her face.Hate has no place in Culver City.

whom he perceived to be an Asian American man.I am extremely proud of the work done by the Culver City Police Department to identify and locate the suspect who is responsible for this violent hate crime.