a Japanese American community leader who worked with the Third World solidarity of the 1970s and as a current leader with Little Tokyo Historical Society and other groups.

When such things come there is no recourse but to accept the bitter and painful truth.… but it took a couple of hours to get signed in so it wasnt until 12:00 X-mas Day that I bounced into our apt at 8-2-B — Boy were Pa and Ma Surprised! They had no idea I was coming home so early … I spent a swell Christmas and a few days at home.

Bingo! I was taken off bivouac with Army trucks … Basic training was cut short.there are a few very poor Mexicans who attended a certain Mission.so insignificant in comparison.

From Billings I took a bus and got to Heart Mt.I hope the war will be over in a hurry!!— Dec.

The holidays that followed were decidedly bleaker and fraught with people leaving Heart Mountain … some for jobs.

Sach was in New York and Stanley was doing his basic training in Florida.Ryukyu Koten Afuso Ryu Ongaku Kenkyuu Choichi Kai Los Angeles Shibu and Ryukyu Minyo Kyokai Hokubei Shibu (sanshin).

following in the footsteps of his father.Martial arts demonstration by Okinawa Shorin Ryu Karate Kobudo Association.

Classical musicians and dancers opened the program.Honored guests took part in the kagami-biraki (sake barrel) ceremony.