and fear that reporting hate crimes could bring retaliation or unwanted publicity.

I was so excited to celebrate the Toyo Miyatake Studios 100th-year anniversary by planning and hosting a photo gallery exhibition.and it is so important to me that we preserve them so that future generations can say the same.

a pop-up photo exhibit featuring historical Toyo Miyatake Studio photos.Little Tokyo will benefit from two-way streets of communication and united understanding between landowners and the Japanese American culture and community it serves.one of the several legacy businesses forced out just at the end of 2023.

its advancing at a scary rate.having served Little Tokyo for decades.

The landscape of the Little Tokyo that we know and love is rapidly transforming.

and the wonderful Alan Miyatake – we researched the background behind these photographs of the streets of Little Tokyo in order to create captions and an interactive audio guide.On hand for Toyo Miyatake Studios 100th anniversary last fall at CRFT by Maki were (from left) Darin Maki.

Whatever the future brings.we have seen so many legacy businesses vanish before our very eyes.

I have no doubt that the Toyo Miyatake Studio will continue to document Little Tokyo streetscapes and history through their photos and dedicated community lens.ly/ThroughtheLensofLittleTokyo—————-Kara Chu is a Shin-Nisei Japanese American and fourth-generation Chinese American.