Noting that Nisei Weeks theme this year is kansha (感謝) or gratitude.

called it a historic and vibrant neighborhood rooted in immigrant experience and grounded in the values of care and community.Im emotional standing here with all of you because I think of all the stories and the memories and histories that each of you holds.

children … This was the place.The reopening of the museum next year means more space to tell the story.a cultural and historical and spiritual anchor.

like so many others here today.JANM board chair emeritus; William T Fujioka.

this moment is profoundly personal.

JANM Board of Trustees chair; Kenko Sone.Discovering Japan and Asian AmericaRaised in suburban Northern California.

but the familys environment was more shaped by a vague California Orientalism.If you wanted to see cool movies

If you wanted to see cool movies.he spent five years in Asagaya haunting theaters and watching films that were then inaccessible abroad