who starred in two of the biggest TV events of the 1980s in the miniseries Shōgun and The Thorn Birds.

to the VJAMM Committee for educational outreach.and California by Executive Order 9066 and into ten War Relocation Authority concentration camps in Arizona.

That story had helped me really grasp how difficult going to the concentration camps [was] for Japanese Americans.May this Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument remind us to be forever vigilant about defending our constitutional rights.The powers of government must never again perpetrate an injustice against any group based solely on ethnicity.

For her Girl Scout Gold Award project.reads the quote by Arnold Maeda.

Jennifer decided to create a project that highlighted my appreciation of my local Japanese American community.

and spreading cultural resilience as performing member of Kyodo Taiko at UCLA.Nikkei for Civil Rights Redress.

and Organization of Chinese Americans-Greater Los Angeles.the event has been moved to Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple or Nishi Betsuin.

More details on the program and speakers will be announced closer to the date.The Los Angeles DOR Committee is a coalition of organizations.