They are an important part of our community deserving of dignity and respect.

Shirota held the position of corresponding secretary and was responsible for addressing and mailing the ESGVJCC’s monthly newsletter using an addressograph machine.who was one of the Japanese American litigants who took their case to the U.

for whom she produced documentary shorts on luminaries including Sen.and serves as a board member of Tuna Canyon Detention Station Coalition and the director of its Legacy Project along with chief researcher Dr.Berk later served as an at-large senior representative for the Historical and Cultural Neighborhood Council.

Shimada played a key role in creating Little Tokyo Eats in April 2020.The seven Pioneer Spirit Award recipients.

The 2024 Nisei Week Pioneer Spirit Honorees are:June Aochi Berk – Nominated by San Fernando Valley Japanese American Citizens LeagueJune Aochi BerkBorn in 1932.

She became active with the San Fernando Valley JACL in 2017.Trudy NodoharaTrudy NodoharaTrudy Nodohara was born and raised in Sacramento.

Nagata started attending Centenary United Methodist Church in Little Tokyo in the spring of 1994 as a youth advisor to a high school group.including her mother in Northern California and her happily married brother with a daughter residing in Tokyo.

coordinating seminars and mixers throughout the year.She also co-authored the State-wide Goals and Objectives Handbook for the State Curriculum Standards.