a Cerritos resident since 1984.

We need to make sure that history is presented correctly.Torrance Community Services and General Services presented a schematic design for the monument at Columbia Park.

Oda stated that the original grant called for the names of Japanese Americans and therefore would not have included the names of Issei.bringing the total cost for the monument to $9.The wall project is sourcing the more than 125.

but that it is an important educational model for those of all ages and races.Mayor George Chen stated that if needed.

and surrounded by trees to create a tranquil space.

stated that this is not just a static monument for those of Japanese ancestry.Student Ambassadors Riley Beightler and Hannah Ng.

The student exchange program helps to strengthen the goodwill between the cities and provides youth the opportunity to learn and understand the customs and cultures of other countries.Hannah and I couldnt ever have imagined traveling halfway around the world.

where they interacted with students and experienced life as typical Japanese high-schoolers.Then-President Dwight Eisenhower established what he referred to as the People-to-People program in 1956.