president of Japan House Los Angeles.

They asked me to be the director … I started doing that in 1996 when we became independent from the Kyodo System.featuring 10 additional rooms plus a multipurpose room.

The Board of Directors approved the project.The tenacity of just one man and a few farmers to continue teaching Japanese culture and language to their children started a church in Norwalk.and theyre doing a terrific job.

the school was part of the Kyodo System.preserved linguistic heritage.

Kusuda noted the contributions of Juichi Nawa.

Centennial CelebrationsThe SEJSCC kicked off centennial celebrations with the Reverse Draw on March 8.will al-ways be remembered because it reconnected us to each other and to the Church.

A Chigo ceremonial parade to celebrate the dedication of the fourth church in 1963.YAMAMOTO / Rafu ShimpoLast Dec.

270 Japanese and Japanese Americans were involved in the grassroots effort to build their own church.it regained church-only status.