but celebrated and remembered.

the late headmaster of the Bando School of Japanese dance.The Early Days and Her Fathers VisionYamatogaku USA was born from Hisamitsus strong conviction.

Ahead of the milestone concert.the late second-generation grand master Yamato Hisamitsu traveled to Los Angeles to formally establish Yamatogaku USA.My father was what youd call a ‘rain man — every time we had an important performance.

I want to show Japan that this is possible.During one of those early years.

my father says into the microphone.

Yamatogaku USA 25th Anniversary ConcertSunday.The universe has its ways of bringing us together.

My family understands what forced displacement and mass incarceration looks like.May You allow the historical cries of ancestors who once resided in this place to speak to us through the wind and the waves of the sea.

We stand here today to protest these heartless policies of our federal government and their enforcement by ICE within a stones throw of the fishing village that was filled with law-abiding.My experiences in San Pedro and my love for this community led me to organize the Harbor Area Peace Patrol.