enabling readers to draw new connections between race.

Her mother and siblings were also deported to Japan.she is survived by four children.

where she could pursue her dream of odori.she enjoyed good health and always said how grateful she was for her life and her family.A Remembrance and Celebration of a Mother and Nihon Buyo Master may be viewed on YouTube.

was spent in her parents hometown of Chiran.and Michiyo (John) Bailey; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and other family members in the U.

While working and raising her children.

She kept in touch with him through letters.Two other people who saw the letter confirmed its contents.

It is a tremendous honor to join the Kennedy Center at such a pivotal moment for the performing arts.under the direction of Lena Forster and Vlada Kysselova.

Drosselmeyer in Septime Webers The Nutcracker.He continued his studies at prestigious institutions.