I was honored to be able to attend the Nisei Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in 2011.

A capacity crowd of approximately 600 attended.Sunyoung Lee (left) and Duncan Ryuken Williams were honored for their work on Irei: National Monument for the WWII Japanese American Incarceration

Standing at left is Torrance City Councilmember Jonathan Kaji.the City of Torrance held its 11th annual Cherry Blossom Cultural Festival on April 7 at Columbia Park.and the aria from Madame Butterfly performed by the Pacific Opera Project.

A booth at the festival provided details about the wall and opportunities to support the project.(GWEN MURANAKA / Rafu Shimpo)The annual festival is presented by the City of Torrance Community Services Department.

and Torrance Craftsmens Guild.

(Courtesy Nancy Hayata)– Gwen Muranaka Articles for you@media ( min-width: 300px ){.reported that the counter-demonstrators were ranting death threats: Ill kill you.

The movement to stop the genocide in Palestine is a movement for saving the American people from the dictates of the 0.org/2024/05/16/israel/lily-greenberg-call-jewish-staffer-who-quit-biden-administration-over-israel-policy-there-are-so-many-of-us-who-feel-this-wayAs we celebrated the birthdays of Malcolm X and Yuri Kochiyama on May 19.

”?According to The Washington Post.com/news/2024/05/15/sonoma-state-president-leave-gaza-00158285JACL has been racked by this conflict.