Miho also remembered Nagasaki survivor Sumiteru Taniguchi.

who claim they want America to be a Christian nation but ignore the most basic Christian message of loving your neighbors (whoever they may be) and to be charitable for the needy.Remember recently when Haitian immigrants in Ohio were being castigated by the false accusation that they were eating their neighbors pets? People in Ohio became fearful of the Haitian community in Springfield.

were denied civil rights and often persecuted.Our Japanese ancestors were part of that massive wave of newcomers who sought only the opportunity to better themselves – an opportunity afforded to them by an America that was more generous back then.Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of The Rafu Shimpo.

But this message of Christian love seems to be lost on the right wing.immigrant) who lives amongst us

at Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple.

Junichi Araki of Lun Lun Karaoke.As much as anyone in the Little Tokyo community for the last several decades.

his face was among the most recognizable in Little Tokyo.but you felt his love for our community deep inside.

she visited his home with a cake and card.He left a big part of himself to each of us.