ignorance and suffering to a life of awakening.

GVJACL Scholarship: Leila Tani Butler of Redondo Union High School.Not pictured: Paige Tamura and Justin Yong.

pursuing a bachelors in education sciences.GVJCI Scholarship: Justin Yong of West Torrance High School.He will be attending UC Irvine.

Gardena Valley Gardeners Association Legacy Scholarship: Paige Tamura of Torrance High School.Brady Tamanaha; Raymond Shibata.

The Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute announced the 2024 GVJCI Scholarship Fund recipients during the opening of the annual Matsuri on June 29.

She will be attending California Polytechnic State University.As one of the last four remaining Japantowns in the United States and second oldest enclave in Los Angeles.

”Even though Little Tokyo welcomes over one million visitors annually.Image courtesy of Go Little Tokyo.

and promoting the character and values of the Little Tokyo historic community.we remain steadfastly committed to our mission of protecting.