suffering comparatively few casualties in the process with little help from outside forces.

the connection to the new book is far more than academic.because now Im a grandmother and theres a next generation of kids in whom youd like to see the culture retained.

Muranakas cartoons depict all things Japanese and Japanese American with a healthy dose of cuteness mixed in.whose adventures together form the basis of the cartoon Dads Three Cats.colorfully presenting them to children (and likely some adults) of all backgrounds.

and fifth-generation Americans of Japanese ancestry better connect to their heritage.and she felt that was something that was missing.

because the parents would read to the children.

Time was never more well-spent.A portrait of Nakamura is included in the Go For Broke Spirit: Legacy in Portraits exhibition at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans.

Nakamura enlisted in the Army.currently on view until March 31.

This honor celebrates the man who shook off the adversity of being interned with his family in WWII to become a highly decorated war hero and beloved teacher and administrator at Whittier High and.many of whom went on to work professionally.