SALT LAKE CITY —Suguru Onda.

a prominent church member paid the back taxes.Terri Mitani and her husband Dave Mitani.

host food drives and holiday toy donations.and later to other detention centers.evacuees flocked to Gardena Bud-dhist Church.

Gardena Buddhist Church has focused on serving the Japanese American community.this was also a time when the kindness and beauty of the Sangha also revealed itself.

and in those cases the most we could do was support them with monetary donations.

leading to the establishment of Gardena Buddhist Church in 1926.That was the only time the three of us danced together — it was truly special.

Japanese dance serves as a bridge that connects both worlds.I became aware of that around high school.

and believing through to the end.I hope that message comes through.