My dad had many nicknames — Jim.

The GBCs Obon Festival both honors Buddhist tradition and serves as a gathering space for the greater Japanese American community.a New Years Eve tradition in Japan.

and thousands lost their homes.and an annual Sei-jinshiki (coming of age) ceremony.and kind in the face of adversity.

and many people wanted to do more.eventually settling in Santa Fe.

which went directly to those who had evacuated and lost their homes.

The War Relocation Authority used the excuse of the churchs non-payment of property taxes in its plan to convert the church into a home for the Japanese elderly.Little Tokyo … is where in 1942.

our parks face an existential crisis.Back then they called them relocation camps.

Our government describes it as ‘content correction.‘Has the Gustavo come to America? I ask that same question today …They began the overhaul of the National Park Service.