the kindness and strength of our Sangha should also not be taken for granted.

Bando Hidesomis Nihon buyo class assembles for their Benkyokai 2024 recital in the Doizaki Gallery at the Japanese American Cultural Community Center.and those reunions continue into our teens.

I believe there are universal values we should all hold dear — gratitude.The minyo group Matsutoyo Kai is another example.I wasnt technically a live-in apprentice.

I started thinking seriously about wanting to teach Japanese dance in the future.and I wanted everyone to enjoy dancing it together.

And during the first dance recital that I produced.

Mitsuhiro Sensei often organized dance recitals.one to do the games and one to do the food.

also known as the Japanese Language School Unified System.Around this time SEJSCC also launched its scholarship program.

the Nawas — who owned their property because they had purchased it before the Alien Land Law of 1913 — provided a place to stay for returning Japanese Americans who did not yet have housing.Kusuda is always amazed at what a few people through their tenacity and endurance were able to accomplish.