He had eyelid surgery in an attempt to disguise his Japanese features.

he has family ties to Kagoshima.and current Alhambra mayor Adele Andrade-Stadler.

the prefecture where Kirishima is located.possibly in recognition of the 17-year friendship between the two cities … or could it represent something else?Photo by ELLEN ENDOLocal officials gathered to welcome Mayor Shinichi Nakashige of Kirishima.Photo by ELLEN ENDOKirishima Mayor Shinichi Nakashige receives a gift from the City of Alhambra.

former Alhambra Mayor Gary Yamauchi.Photo by ELLEN ENDOAlhambra Mayor Adele Andrade-Stadler and City Councilmember Jeff Maloney present Kirishima Mayor Shinichi Nakashige with a personalized L.

the sister-city connection between Alhambra and Kirishima.

Kirishima is the prefectures second-largest city and home of Kagoshima Airport.and Italian immigrants were locked up from 1941-1943.

org for alternate ways to donate.When the FBI resumes a wave of mass arrests of Japanese immigrants.

My last film weaved the collective experience of Tule Lake Segregation Center from the testimonies of people who lived through it.select They Took My Father Too.