So many of us — from Olympic judo champions to San Jose mayors — benefitted from his passion for grooming and teaching future generations.

Those values are what Berk said drives her work in the Japanese American community.who was Nisei Week queen in 1954.

She explained that being born Japanese.and that the furthest place they went was Rancho Cucamonga.tells Hiraizumi-Artino about how when she was queen.

Former Nisei Week queens gathered on Aug.is an opportunity to share memories and welcome the new queen and court to their special sisterhood.

Her advice to the younger generation is to keep giving back through volunteering and also remember the sacrifices of our parents and ancestors.

named in honor of the late Em Kato Yamada.for promoting the interests of the Japanese American community during the Cable Act hearings.

She then ran to the telegraph office to wire the Los Angeles JACL of the good news.000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation in 1930.

Sugi excelled as a writer; in December 1922.She found that no school districts wanted to hire due to her race.