”I had not prepared for the dance.

The marker bears a poem by Bunichi Kagawa.Kagawa is believed to have written the poem in 1941 while incarcerated at Tule Lake.

For the same period there were 25 anti-Asian hate crimes in 2023.a committee of 14 backed by four sponsor organizations.6% from the same period last year.

Yukikazu Nagashima was The Rafu Shimpos Japanese section editor in 2005 when the monument was installed.known for publishing a magazine containing works by Issei poets and authors prominent in that era.

The original plan called for installing the monument at JACCC.

The stone is inscribed with the poem The Sea Shines by Bunichi Kagawaearlier this year we made the decision to dissolve GPP and have begun the dissolution process.

including donations from GPP members.My grandfather served as the president of the Issei Board from its inception until his death in 1990.

where ideas were discussed and plans were developed.Karen Chomori UyekawaGPP Volunteer Articles for you@media ( min-width: 300px ){.