including the UCLA Asian American Studies Department.

A statement sent via email to Pacific Citizen from his survivors reads: Grant Ujifusas family has always been deeply honored and blessed by his connection to and work on behalf of Japanese Americans.2013 JACL Pacific Southwest District Awards Luncheon.

Regarding his participation in the redress movement and its success.the government of Japan bestowed its Order of the Rising Sun.David Inoue and Grant Ujifusa after the July 2018 plenary marking the 30th anniversary of redress.

Ujifusa is survived by his wife.Ujifusa also earned a masters degree from Brandeis University and studied at Brown University.

His dedication to redress and pride in his Japanese ancestry and family were matched by his friends and relationships in the Japanese American community.

but they recently moved to the Philadelphia suburbs to be close to their grandchildren.He said she did all the hard work; he was just a figurehead.

but everybody knows that he is the heart and soul of NAU baseball.never micromanaging our actions.

the troop grew to over 70 scouts and there were 14 assistant scoutmasters (ASMs) in the troop.Recently he was honored by NAU with the MVP award being renamed the “Nisei California State AA Tournament Bobby Umemoto MVP Award.