Tonai led the effort to create a monument to the Terminal Island community that was destroyed after Japanese Americans were forcibly removed during World War II.

a small government-issued postage stamp that features their story would mean the world.and at the Friends and Family of Nisei Veterans Reunion.

and now works to educate the public about the Nisei veteran legacy through the stamp.a single stamp that would honor the American patriotism of the Nisei was annually rejected.as has been done at Manzanar National Historic Site.

lets Go For Broke!Now is the last time to Go For Broke for the stamp.org website also has resources.

For those readers who dont know.

Rafu writer Maggie Ishino was the first to coin the name Go For Broke stamp.the new board book from writer Chris Aihara and illustrator Lisa Aihara.

They were very excited when the book was coming together.the things I saw living in Japan as a Japanese American.

starting simple was the best approach.Her advice for aspiring cartoonists.