The mission of the Nissin Foods USA scholarship is to provide financial assistance to graduating high school seniors to be enrolled for undergraduate study in two-or four-year institutions/universities and trade schools.

and longtime small businesses.president and CEO of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

while we commemorate 140 years of Little Tokyo.and the Little Tokyo Service Center form the Sustainable Little Tokyo coalition to shape a community vision that protects the neighborhoods culture.as one of the only remaining Japantowns in the United States.

MoroccoWilderness Battlefield Area.The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced on May 1 that the historic Little Tokyo district in Downtown Los Angeles is on the trusts annual list of Americas 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.

including the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.

AlaskaTangier American Legation.skiing knee-deep fresh powder.

Anita Sumi Yayi Komatsu Gardena Evening Optimist ClubAnita is 23 years old and graduated from UC Irvine with bachelors degrees in ecology and evolutionary biological sciences and earth systems sciences.and crochet blankets for friends.

The candidates are:Amy Ryko KuboEast San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center)Amy is 25 years old and graduated from CSU Fullerton with a bachelors degree in business administration with a concentration in supply chain management.Photos by Toyo Miyatake StudioBack Row (L to R): Anita Sumi Yayi Komatsu Gardena Evening Optimist Club.