wrote for June Kuramotos koto.

Labor and LegacyAfter World War II.Nisei Week is honoring those veterans with its Inspiration Award.

and Black Juans gave us identity.Our Asian faces marked us as enemy surrogates before we ever deployed.to thank them for their service to community and country.

The pioneering spirit of our forefathers.That defiance carried a price: shame.

But mistrust lingered — of movements that didnt understand us.

and returned without acknowledgment.initially making the trip from her apartment in West L.

she continued undaunted to make her way to the office.and look forward to the future.

along the way sharing all sorts of stories and regular complaints about everything under the sun.and a couple of former Rafu staffers for the visit.