Many Japanese American veterans came back from the war to become civic leaders.

comes from a family of fishermen.Opening the press conference with a prayer.

Some people will argue that it isnt the same because my grandparents were here legally.The universe has its ways of bringing us together.My family understands what forced displacement and mass incarceration looks like.

May You allow the historical cries of ancestors who once resided in this place to speak to us through the wind and the waves of the sea.We stand here today to protest these heartless policies of our federal government and their enforcement by ICE within a stones throw of the fishing village that was filled with law-abiding.

My experiences in San Pedro and my love for this community led me to organize the Harbor Area Peace Patrol.

meat processing plant employees.Japanese and Japanese American community.

is to encourage those folks to take a deeper dive into Japanese culture.Diligence is paying off for one students katakana practice.

and that already shows a motivation to learn.for these exchange programs and for Hikari No Sato.