something that seems almost dead in this day and age.

dear and important friends and community members.Thank you very much for this incredible honor.

and Reza …Im so grateful to the many whose efforts brought this recognition to fruition —?my cousin.have helped to revitalize and increase participation in this spirited communal art form both within and outside the Japanese American community.remains committed to furthering her familys legacy while continuing to evolve American Bon odori.

mens choral and bandura ensemble (Detroit.Adrienne Reiko Iwanaga is a teacher.

Iwanagas dedication to community outreach.

Recipients are nominated by the public — often by members of their own communities — and then judged by a panel of experts in the folk and traditional arts.A real democracy doesn’t shy away from the truth.

It is a problem imposed upon the people because these are our neighbors.one of the organizers of the Little Tokyo event.

was one of the 63 draft resisters at the Heart Mountain camp in Wyoming.Little Tokyo … is where in 1942.