government throughout the Territory of Hawaii.

he kind of felt like an outsider at first.glasses and always with his large camera in hand.

It was then that his love of photography intersected with his first experiences within the Japanese American community.were closer to Reyes than his dear friend and late journalist Martha Nakagawa.** and each photo spoke for itself.

It was an inefficient process.In his 40 years of service at The Rafu Shimpo.

As much as anyone in the Little Tokyo community for the last several decades.

his face was among the most recognizable in Little Tokyo.Photos by GWEN MURANAKA / Rafu ShimpoJapanese Womens Society of Southern California gathered for a 120th anniversary celebration on Oct.

Kyoko Makiuchi and Noriko Towata gave a kendo demonstration.Former president Itsuko Ramos led a moment of silence for Tanaka.

The afternoon concluded with the a group photo in front of the JACCC.president of Japanese Prefectural Association of Southern California (Nanka Kenjinkai Kyogikai) and Haru Takehana.