faculty co-director of the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at UCLA Law.

the Wakamatsu Colony collapsed after about two years.great-granddaughter of Sakichi and Nami; Kanako Yamaguchi.

a group of 19th-century Japanese immigrants believed to be the first to settle in North America.known as the first Japanese settlement in North America ? visited Sakichis grave at Aoyama Cemetery in Tokyo on Oct.Schnell took about 20 Japanese people with him to California to try growing tea and mulberry plants.

and combined with a lack of funds.a Prussian arms dealer who had sold arms and ammunition to the Ouetsu Reppan Domei.

as well as Matsugoro Oto and his wife Miwa ? the settlers of the Wakamatsu Colony.

Also in attendance was Herb Tanimoto.8-9 at UCLAs John Wooden Center.

Ichioka became a prominent voice and guiding figure in advancing Japanese American history.the Yuji Ichioka Memorial (YIM) Tournament.

NSUs YIM Tournament honors the life and legacy of Yuji Ichioka (1936-2002).and be part of the excitement.