the fact that the man evicting Suehiro is a former police officer who retired in September 1983 after mistakenly shooting and killing a child (May 18.

who spoke about the his organizations many projects and ongoing work to raise the visibility of historic sites throughout Little Tokyo.800 square feet of space for exhibitions.

At right is a photo of Nishi Hongwanji in 1942Tonai has supported organizations such as the Japanese American National Museum.and thanking him for sharing his story.

talking about life lessons he gleaned from camp.sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center in 1992.

when I met him at UCLA when I was the coordinator of UCLAs year of events commemorating the ‘50th Anniversary of Japanese American Internment.

and his willingness to tell his story.Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust (2021.

Japanese American and rancher communities form an unexpected alliance to defend their land and water from Los Angeles.It is a radical redesign of the Shona African mbira from Zimbabwe and is part of the lamellaphone family.

organized by the Humanities Action Lab.His work has been published in Hypebeast Magazine.