and chair and member of the Let Freedom Ring Committee.

Chee SaletteRendering of the completed World War II Camp Wall at Columbia Park in Torrance.The current grant that was secured by Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi.

Brett Smith of the WWIICW nonprofit mentioned that inclusion of all ethnicities of those that were incarcerated during World War II was the vision of the founder of the project.which consists of black granite with the walls displayed along rows of a timeline.Chee responded that the granite is being sourced from within the U.

Community activists Kay Oda and Jenny Chomori also spoke to the inclusion of the names of Germans and Italians.He requested that the nonprofit be allowed a more active role in creating accurate historical content for the informational panels.

The motion to include funding in the citys 2025-26 budget.

The possibility of the city guaranteeing the funding for this project from the 2025-26 city budget was discussed.settled in Los Angeles in 1956.

The store moved to its current location in 2016.Kawaratani entered into a long-term lease in 1977 for the vacant Sho Tokyo Japanese Movie Theater building on Second Street.

Kawaratani bought out Tanaka and the couple became sole owners of the business.Alfred Tsuyuki of Los Angeles Konko Church offering Shinto blessings during the grand opening.