Patti Yasutake is known to legions of Star Trek fans as Nurse Alyssa Ogawa on “The Next Generation.

It was at this time that Kubota started teaching police officers karate.Kubotas appearances in TV and movies included the 1975 action film The Killer Elite.

He studied with various instructors in his youth and moved to Tokyo at the young age of 13 to seek a better life.and The Hunted with Christopher Lambert.Kubota is well-known for inventing a keychain self-defense tool known as the Kubotan.

world-renowned 10th-degree black belt karate master.which was developed in the 1960s for female undercover LAPD officers.

Kubota was born in Kumamoto on Sept.

He was bestowed the title of soke.Among the highlights is a guided food tour during which participants will learn about the neighborhoods history and its most treasured small businesses while sampling dishes from local eateries.

will be presented on Saturday.Rounding out the Asian Pacific Heritage Month schedule is the 40th edition of the VC Film Fest (Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival).

a childrens art and culture festival.VC Film Fest continues to be the largest festival of its kind in Southern California and.