After the retirement of Haruo Nakajima.

we attracted a significant number of Issei.he was already familiar with organizing people and coordinating activities.

demonstrating a possible need and desire for activities and services.successfully conducting an annual golf tournament that lasted 30 years.we had to stop accepting new members because the numbers were becoming too large for us to properly serve.

This lingering risk of COVID.Kogi Sayama served as a mentor to me and interpreter in reaching out and meeting with the local Issei community leaders whose blessings were important to gain community acceptance of our new organization.

Without the volunteers there would not have been a GPP.

After more than 50 years of operation.one of the organizations that led the fight for redress.

Alan Nishio addresses the crowd during the 48th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on April 29.(Photo by Gann Matsuda/Manzanar Committee)The Manzanar Committee is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of community leader.

He was born at Manzanar in 1945.After earning his bachelor of arts degree in political science at UC Berkeley in 1966.