overcome any adversity and to keep moving forward no matter what it takes.

Since many incarcerees planned to go to Japan after the war.Yoshida-cho — in the summer was one of the highlights of his teaching career.

Follett was our chaperone when 10 GHS students visited Yoshida High School in Shizuoka Prefecture for three weeks.In the summer of 1975 (hard to believe it has been 50 years).where Follett was a high school teacher in Long Beach before getting a job at GHS.

Although I am still far from bilingual.in addition to two teachers at Gardena High School.

trying to teach a roomful of mostly Sansei students.

I was asked to translate English into Japanese for the missionary teachers when they gave mini-lectures at the morning services.Her mother and brother Jimmy remained in Japan.

igniting a lifelong passion for Japanese classical dance or Nihon buyo.bringing cultural awareness to Japanese arts.

she completed high school and went to work at a market.and connecting her with Hanayagi Rokumie of Los Angeles.