2022 when I attended the funeral of beloved NCRR co-founder Jim Matsuoka in Whittier.

free from the ceaseless specter of violence and dispossession.Our government squanders our hard-earned tax dollars on over 800 U.

Israel implemented its Iron Dome.Stanford University): The military-industrial surveillance complexes of both countries are very tightly intertwined … American capacities are now to some extent dependent on Israel.But let me underscore this: the battle for justice in Palestine is not merely a political struggle.

aid for the longest duration (1974-2002).was bogged down in its war on Vietnam.

and production of military weaponry.

plus about $10 billion more in contributions for missile defense systems like the Iron Dome … the most granted to any country throughout that time frame.and to acknowledge the contributions of Japanese-American flower growers F.

granddaughter of Star Nurseries F.Former MCHS teacher and alum Chuck Currier created a local movement to get this monument dedicated in 2021 because the last piece of Uyematsus Manhattan Beach estate is where MCHS now sits.

was the opening reception for a new exhibit in the Boddy House library at Descanso GardensI was representing all the Nikkei in Torrance and the South Bay.