and Manzanar and Angel Island.

we need to remember the lessons of history and continue to educate each generation.Photos provided by Ron MukaiBeginning in the 1920s.

Nearly all the people who attend the jiu jitsu center are completely unaware that the government incarcerated the Japanese Americans.each Japanese American was provided with $25 and a one-way train ticket to their former hometowns.2 marked the 80th anniversary of the day in 1945 when the Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II were allowed to return to their former hometowns on the West Coast.

showed family photos that chronicle his familys over 100-year presence in East L.and why he seems so fair and committed to helping others.

the Mukai family operated several businesses.

Greater inclusion of the Japanese American incarceration episode in our schools can help ensure that such an injustice never happens again to any minority and marginalized group.preferring a very private existence.

The posthumous class was inducted on Dec.celebrating remarkable individuals who have shaped our state and nation.

finding that it was unconstitutional to imprison loyal Americans without due process.The 18th class highlights the inspirational achievements of women who overcame obstacles.