She is a fellow of the APA as well as the Asian American Psychological Association.

50 years is just a short stop on the path.Shihan is one of the highest ranks one can obtain in aikido and Watanabe Shihan is one of the only people in the Los Angeles area to have achieved it.

Iaido or Japanese swordsmanship is the art of drawing and cutting with the sword in one movement.for something to impact ones life.The event-filled evening will feature the Kokoro band.

At the time of his passing in 2007.The dojo looks like something out of an old Japanese movie and gives the space the feeling that you have stepped into feudal Japan.

but the first since the start of the COVID pandemic in 2019.

The members of the dojo have participated in Nisei Week demonstrations and in many other activities in and around Los Angeles.with so many of us over her 22 years at Manzanar.

and at Mount Rainier in Washington.Alisa worked tirelessly with my mother in the years leading up to the 2004 grand opening of the Manzanar Interpretive Center — Alisa was a constant presence in my familys life.

she was a constant presence in my mothers house since she stayed there whenever she came to Los Angeles.Alisas passionate commitment to Manzanar and the Japanese American story made her more than a park ranger