Community organizations have fought hard to keep legacy businesses in Little Tokyo.

a performance by Francis Wong and Friends.Uyeda Humanitarian Award will be presented to Dr.

There will be a procession to the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern Calfornia.the historically Japanese American church become more ethnically diverse and advocated for a wide range of social justice issues.(at Fillmore) in San Francisco Japantown.

SAN FRANCISCO —?Bay Area Day of Remembrance 2024 will be held on Saturday.The program will include a candle-lighting ceremony

Members of the 2023 Nisei Week Court —Queen Kaitlyn Chu.

From left: 2023 Nisei Week Queen Kaitlyn Chu.Kawase was incarcerated at the Poston camp in Arizona.

Joan Kuniko Ota Kawase passed away on Nov.and Kristina (Hubert Wong) Kawase; she is also survived by nine grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; sister.

After marrying Frank Kawase in 1962.Kawase was honored by the Nisei Week Foundation with its Pioneer Spirit Award for her contributions to the Southern California Japanese American community.