(NPS photo)Its been extremely rewarding to have helped make this transformational project a reality.

for the first Sunday of Advent and St.Francix Xavier Feast Day Festival.

Francis Xavier Church-Japanese Catholic Center (formerly known as Maryknoll).s Little Tokyo/Arts District neighborhood.Mochitsuki demonstrations at 11:30 a.

Hoang Karaoke Lounge and food and dessert booths.Mochitsuki at Maryknoll in 2019On Sunday.

which is what Evelyn is all about.

5 with the dedication of the Evelyn Yoshimura Friendship Garden at the Terasaki Budokan.Gregory Lockwood; and grandchildren.

as one of thousands of picture brides who came to marry men they had never met.One of the founders and first staff members of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and assistant director of the Center for Social Action at USC.

NCRR has continued its advocacy on behalf of Japanese Americans and other communities of color.He also propelled the realization of the Budokan project to bring a community sports center to Little Tokyo.