I grew up hearing stories about Manzanar.

Army – rather than patriotism.Shinkichi fell in love with Dutch artist Ferdi Jansen.

Mayor Tom Bradley officiated at the dedication.focused on the effects of racism.Members of the Friends of Little Tokyo Arts suggested renaming the sculpture as the Friendship Knot to symbolize renewed cultural and business connections between Japan and the U.

was a journalist and civil rights activist who edited ran the Japanese American Citizens League newspaper Pacific Citizen during the World War II era.and his series of machine statues.

where he spent a year as a student at the Art Institute of Chicago on the G.

1941 – his 18th birthday – Shinkichis life changed forever.a€?Wea€?re sort like the 7-11 of nurseries.

It was very hard for him to process the thought of us closing after devoting his life to it.It contains a trove of Japanese books and other items.

The family situation was awful for the Kageyamas.Aki gave up school so that his brothers could earn their college degrees.