and food service workers across the country.

attorney Wayne Merrill Collins.still is) a time when it was shameful to admit you were from Tule Lake.

who has finessed the sound on every Japanese American film made in Los Angeles since the beginning of time.which when combined with the brilliant music of composer Dave Iwataki.=*=One Fighting Irishman was funded with a grant from the Department of Interior.

Even though I already knew the elder Collins to be a man of principle.and having to keep track of each individual case.

I believe that new generations of Japanese Americans now see these ancestors rightfully fighting for our civil rights when no one else would.

Perhaps most amazing was the amount of work it took to defend this special group of maligned Japanese Americans.field deputy for District 11 City Councilmember Traci Park.

volunteers busily prepared the food.who explained the significance of Obon; Grace Mizushima on behalf of the odori instructors; and Michael Amster.

Koho Takata was one of the taiko drummers on the yagura.There were games and crafts for kids and bingo for adults.