After retiring from the JACCC as executive director.

YAMAMOTOThe 2025 president of the Nisei Week Foundation.and doing your best to make meaningful contributions in your family life.

and businesses in Little Tokyo.She is a long-time member of the Grateful Crane Ensemble.There are a lot of highlights I experienced on court — being on a float during the Grand Parade and meeting all the amazing community members.

She reflected on how things were different in those days: We still had Suehiro.We even do an annual trip to Las Vegas.

The most memorable highlight for me is making lifelong friends.

She is a recent addition to Asian Persuasion.YAMAMOTO / Rafu ShimpoHiroshima survivor Howard Kakita shared his story.

He was knocked unconscious by the blast.the parents had to return to California and left Kakita and his brother in the care of their paternal grandparents.

surviving despite being just 0.Kakita said that eventually many of us (survivors) will not be here