Torrance City Councilmember Asam Sheikh and former Los Angeles City Councilmember Jan Perry.

Alan Nishio addresses the crowd during the 48th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on April 29.(Photo by Gann Matsuda/Manzanar Committee)The Manzanar Committee is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of community leader.

He was born at Manzanar in 1945.After earning his bachelor of arts degree in political science at UC Berkeley in 1966.and all of his family and friends.

when large Japanese corporations and local politicians attempted to gobble up a large portion of Little Tokyo without regard to the interests and needs of the community.a Little Tokyo organization that focuses on Japanese American youth and developing future community leaders.

He also served as an advisor to Kizuna.

That work eventually led Nishio and fellow activists to form the Little Tokyo Peoples Rights Organization (LTPRO).she was ranked 13th nationally as an individual gymnast.

She also served as the marketing facilitator for the Georgetown University men’s basketball team.where she was a four-year standout on the gymnastics team.

Vines worked as an account executive for the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche organizations.while the team was ranked 15th in the nation in 2000.