I am a product of this city with the experience and perspective needed on our council.

Seeyanara and Rocky Sticks instead of Pocky Sticks.and I wanted to share and talk about Japanese American culture.

This assimilation into American culture led some Nisei to deny their Japaneseness and to raise their kids as 200% American.It was also during this time that Tsuyuki realized he didnt want to raise his kids the same way he had been raised.His father was surprisingly supportive.

He son studied Japanese in college and can speak it without an American accent.the mission of ShoyuDrip tells you what theyre all about:ShoyuDrip’s designs include hats.

So when I discovered graphic design.

she wanted her children to be completely Americans who didnt speak Japanese or know anyone in Japan.when large Japanese corporations and local politicians attempted to gobble up a large portion of Little Tokyo without regard to the interests and needs of the community.

a Little Tokyo organization that focuses on Japanese American youth and developing future community leaders.He also served as an advisor to Kizuna.

That work eventually led Nishio and fellow activists to form the Little Tokyo Peoples Rights Organization (LTPRO).especially while I was an undergraduate at UCLA.