Dance groups included Hanayagi Rokufukumi Kai (led by this years Nisei Week choreographer).

Shinkichi always grappled with his Japanese American identity wherever he went.But everybody has certain connotations and associations about knots.

Courtesy SHINKICHI TAJIRI ESTATEShinkichi Tajiri receives the Key to the City from Mayor Tom Bradley at the unveiling of the Friendship Knot in Little Tokyo in 1981.Its a language and its changing very rapidly.The letter followed a series published by The Rafu that investigated the Kajima Corporations use of enslaved laborers in China during World War II and the companys firing of workers from the New Ohtani Hotel for going on strike in 1996.

We should celebrate Shinkichi Tajiri as one of the great Asian American artists of his generation.and after recuperating in an Army hospital near Rome.

As he explained: Art today is so complicated.

to commemorate his 100th birthday.Dean NakanishiAADAP is grateful to Nakanishi for his service and commitment to the organization and its mission.

and championed for cultural competency to reach underserved AAPI and other diverse groups.He played a crucial role in establishing core business processes covering auditing.

As Dean approaches retirement.After 32 years at the Asian American Drug Abuse Program.