Im also researching the Department of States domestic presence (see April 2024 Foreign Service Journal article) and the Japanese American pre-WWII experience in California.

A choir of students from North High School opened the day with renditions of Kimigayo.a mikoshi procession by Rafu Mutsumi Kai.

which will list the names of Japanese Americans who were incarcerated.Members of Rafu Mutsumi-kai carry a mikoshi (portable shrine) to celebrate the opening of the 11th annual Cherry Blossom Cultural Festival.As Japanese poet Kobayashi Issa once said.

He noted that the city celebrated the 50th anniversary of its sister-city relationship with Kashiwa.Cherry blossoms are the symbol for the progress and happiness.

Torrance Sister City Association.

The cherry blossom also symbolizes friend-ship and alliance.I was touched by how proud he was of me and the advice that he gave me about being a president.

as the civil rights movement gained momentum in the 1960s.Suzuki was a visionary leader.

I finally decided education was the area to get involved in.one of the most picturesque gathering places on campus.