She loved writing and her work appears in five published anthologies which focus on Japanese American experiences and the wartime incarceration.

and City and County of Los Angeles have honored her work.June Kuramoto (right) with her koto teacher.

carousel carver and restorationist from Marion.Through Hiroshima she not only fulfilled her dream.Japanese tea ceremony master (1994)John Naka.

(Photo courtesy June Kuramoto)WASHINGTON — The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has announced this years NEA National Heritage Fellows.A big fan of rock-and-roll and soul.

June KuramotoThe 2024 NEA National Heritage Fellows include koto musician June Kuramoto from Alhambra.

she was a featured player in numerous classical koto concerts in Little Tokyogo toe-to-toe with legislators and government officials.

Alan Nishio and Mike Murase testified on behalf of NCRR before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians during a hearing in Los Angeles in 1981.His reputation in the Asian American movement preceded him.

and he will remain a vital part of its legacy.He continued to work for benefits to the Little Tokyo community and the broader Los Angeles community.