the state governments of California and Washington; the counties of Sacramento and Alameda; and the cities of Los Angeles and Seattle.

a long-time player and coach for the San Francisco Drakes.The program is free and open to the public.

has written about the underlying value of the community leagues.He started playing for the San Francisco Associates in the first grade and went to Japan as a player for the Shinzen Nikkei Youth Goodwill Program.But the question is how and why does basketball provide identity and connections to/within the Japanese American community?Komai.

a small group of concerned basketball leaders in Southern California formed the Nikkei Basketball Heritage Association with the intent of documenting and teaching the history of Japanese American community basketball and its connection to traditional Japanese cultural values.It emphasizes the connections between organized basketball and traditional Japanese cultural values.

Whereas the Issei and Nisei who pioneered the Nikkei leagues wanted to pass their traditional cultural values to their children and grandchildren.

who wrote his masters thesis on The East Bay Japanese American Community: A Look at Community Culture.3 that it is implementing a six-month deferment period for Maui businesses impacted by the Hawaii wildfires.

said the delegation in a joint statement.loan payments will return to the normal payment amount and interest accrual will resume on the outstanding principal balance

City Councilmember Wanda Love.Ben Allen (D-El Segundo) joined the Gardena City Council on Oct.