She spent the first three days in a crowded shelter with no food and just a little bit of water.

Why would they come to Little Tokyo?The wishes that were removed from the tree in Japanese Village Plaza were collected by Ikeda and delivered to Higashi Honganji.Theyre looking for a taste of Japan.

Donations of $1 were collected for each wish that was tied to the tree.I wish for a happy future and for my family [to] continue to be happy and healthy.following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster caused by the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.

Naoko Ikeda delivers the Tanabata tree wishes to Bishop Noriaki Ito at Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple.I wish that my family can have a good life :).

donating the proceeds to local temples in Little Tokyo.

If you have a story you’d like to share or something you think should be investigated.Both of my parents tried to raise me as non-Japanese as possible.

and everyone knew what she was saying.a sushi invaders womens T-shirt.

remembered the upheaval caused by two government-issued loyalty questions imposed upon all Japanese Americans in camp.and spent the war years with her family first at Tule Lake.