Immigra-tion Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported 158 Southeast Asian refugees — 93 Vietnamese and 65 Laotian nationals.

the commendation for Higuchi said.she has made outstanding contributions to the preservation of Japanese American history and the protection of their civil rights

A retirement party for Rinban Noriaki Ito of Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo was held on Sept.Kensho Goto of Higashi Honganji USA Headquarters.A tribute video was shown and the guest of honor expressed words of appreciation.

The program included performances by Bombu Taiko and TaikoProject; messages from the Ito family.Rinban Kenjun Kawawata gave shokuzen no gassho; Shin Ito.

Mayuki Nagamine gave shokugo no gassho; June Kuramoto of Hiroshima gave a koto performance.

He was thanked for his 50 years of service as a minister.Hatta received a best director nomination.

Kings Hawaiian has signed on a sponsor for the event.when first-generation immigrant men from Japan who found work in agriculture in the territory of Hawaii would use matchmakers — and the still-young technology of photography — to find Japanese wives.

where it was an Official Selection in the Un Certain Regard section.who play the benshi or live narrator for silent movies.