SAN FRANCISCO — Soko Hardware.

MARIO GERSHOM REYESBando Hidesomi leads dancers and Nisei Week Queen Jordyn Adachi during the Closing Ceremonies in 2017.Traditions that have been passed down for so long carry an unspoken kind of beauty.

Ive known Mitsuhiro Sensei since I was three years old.Bando HidesomiQ: How do you see your own identity?A: Ive never felt fully Japanese American or fully Japanese.And I cant forget the support from the local community.

I consulted with Bando Hideko Sensei and ultimately enrolled at Keio University.Q: What were those five years in Japan like?A: Since I was attending university.

Thats why I made the decision to go to Japan.

taking part in the Nisei Week Grand Parade in the 1990s.as well as the diverse needs of this vibrant neighborhood.

past president of Friends of Little Tokyo Branch Library; Tracy Wannomae on saxophone and Scott Nagatani — who performed at the opening of the library in 1995 — on keyboards.The new structure on Los Angeles Street near Second Street.

YAMAMOTO / Rafu ShimpoKaren Linares-Luna.and future of the Japanese American community are the subject of works created by two artists: Nancy Uyemuras two canvasses titled Gods Promise and Whispers in the Wind.