This peaceful gathering includes a moment of silent prayer followed by the ringing of bells at the exact time the bombs fell on Nagasaki 80 years ago.

I envisioned a future for AAPIs that included equity and respect.000 individuals and organizations annually

The laureates discoveries launched the field of peripheral tolerance.and returned to Kyoto University to earn a Ph.monitor other immune cells and ensure that our immune system tolerates our own tissues.

Sakaguchi was able to link these discoveries.Ramsdell and Sakaguchi identified the immune systems security guards.

which prevent immune cells from attacking our own body.

now known as regulatory T cells.Maggie also asked if if would be okay to resume writing her column on occasion.

Photos by MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS / Rafu ShimpoMaggie Ishino laughs at a photo shown by former Rafu Shimpo editor Gwen Muranaka last week at Kei-Ai Los Angeles in Lincoln Heights.Maggie joined the Rafu staff in 1999.

she has outlived everyone in her family.which was a mainstay on NBC for the better part of 25 years.