This first phase was done to avoid having chunks of rice fly in all directions.

The National Archives cannot be an institution with weak leadership that will bow to racist calls for the erasure of Japanese American history; otherwise.instructed employees to erase references to Japanese American incarceration from educational materials.

000 people simply because of their race.Excluding our stories from the National Archives excludes us from American history.4:The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is probably not a household name for most Americans.

Courtesy of the National ArchivesLeft: A photo of Rev.We cannot ignore what may be considered to be uncomfortable truths simply because they are ‘too negative and controversial and might cause discomfort for some.

Archivist Shogan is now demonstrating a similar failure in leadership to that of our leaders during World War II.

In 1942 the federal government forcibly removed.A performance by Kodama Taiko was followed by a welcome address by 2025 PJCI Co-president June Chin and greetings by the current Miss Pasadena JCI Carina Sakimura.

Photos by MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS except where notedThe Pasadena Japanese Cultural Institute hosted its annual luncheon on March 2 in Pasadena.Hiroko Masuda and Chin bask in applause after a masterful koto performance.

Vice president Mark Sugiyama led a toast to the new year and the more than 120 guests in attendance enjoyed a deluxe chicken and salmon bentothe Lady Aztecs have been the class of the Almont League.