I finally decided education was the area to get involved in.

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.

Little Tokyo is home to over 400 small businesses.which fought to designate one block of the commercial corridor as a National Historic Landmark in the 1990s.

and investment in initiatives like the L.

We hope that by bringing attention to displacement and gentrification occurring in the neighborhood.throwing her baton up high to the sky and catching it behind her back.

Ill never forget hearing the beautiful sounds of shamisen music coming out of the windows down into the streets.The Nisei Week Parade was a big annual event we always looked forward to.

to helping each other build their businesses and grow into the community we call Little Tokyo (Nihonmachi).My mother carried me on her back (ombu style) when I was 4 years old.