Japanese American National Museum.

rainbow trout at Little Virginia Lakerainbow trout at Little Virginia Lake.

Older brother Owen (age 8) is showing his stringer of trout tooPast Japanese School PTA presidents in attendance were recognized for their leadership and hard work.including those residing in Southern California.

SEJSCC board member Ernie Nishii.just west of the organizations original location.

1994: Completion of the new annex building added nine more classrooms and a multipurpose room used for Hawaiian dance.

While Hikiji and Yuso Kurihara have retired.Traditions that have been passed down for so long carry an unspoken kind of beauty.

Ive known Mitsuhiro Sensei since I was three years old.Bando HidesomiQ: How do you see your own identity?A: Ive never felt fully Japanese American or fully Japanese.

And I cant forget the support from the local community.I consulted with Bando Hideko Sensei and ultimately enrolled at Keio University.