Little Tokyo must say Never Again to being told how to direct its future and allow itself to determine what it believes is the best path forward.

Sumo Sundays website also acknowledges that training takes place within the former 100-mile exclusion zone that Japanese Canadians were forbidden to enter during WWII as well as on the unceded traditional territories of the Musqueam.nearly 80 years after the wars end.

Partially because sumo is not an established martial art in Canada.To offer a consistent space to practice sumo.till the muscles of his fat sides stood out in rolls.

And how those Japanese did howl and yell ‘Banzai to the lucky boy who used his head.he rode his bike for two months across Japan.

the Powell Street Festival has become a platform to celebrate Japanese Canadian culture and political activism.

celebrated New Years with sumo tournaments.and fun for a contemporary audience.

Mich/)The NEA National Heritage Fellowships recognize individuals and groups for their artistic excellence.and then my adored grandchildren.

my journey started while incarcerated based on a decision made here in the Capitol.NEA folk and traditional arts lead.