have been fielding comments from several customers who used to visit the Little Tokyo diner.

Sadao MunemoriMunemori is the only Japanese American to be awarded the Medal of Honor during the World War II era; subsequently.The city intends to install the signs marking Sadao S.

and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1940.attended Fletcher Drive Elementary School just south of the Glendale border.allowing his company to successfully break the Gothic Line.

making the council approval fitting.I hope the square naming will encourage Japanese people to visit Glendale and to understand the impact of Japanese Americans in various places.

Munemori Square will provide a lasting landmark of the Japanese American presence in Glendale and inspire all who pass through the intersection of the heroism and self-sacrifice of Mr.

stated City Councilmember Ardy Kassakhian.The OCNCC queens are Sandra Fukushima (1989).

Suburban Optimists sponsored a total of nine queen candidates beginning in 1974.first Miss Orange County Queen Mary Murai Nakayama (1958).

Both represented the Kazuo Masuda Memorial VFW Post 3670: 1965 VFW Queen Carol Kunitsugu Itatani and 1968 VFW Queen Beverly Hayashida Chien.Dianne Hamano and Patti Yoshihara for the floral arrangements