Born in Nagano Prefecture only a month before the U.

as well as buying ad space for booklets to help many of the nonprofits achieve their fundraising goals.Rafu Bussan had to move again.

Because of the sloping floor of the original theater.Originally the former owners used to travel all over Southern California.temples/churches and families left for us.

and lots of restaurants had relocated to that side of Little Tokyo.It was there she learned and honed her skills in salesmanship.

will continue to serve the clientele that the Kawaratanis cultivatedover the years.

She stayed in contact with many of them and organized reunions of Osaka friends during the 80s.10 to 12 at the Japanese American National Museum.

and Conference Planning committee members who helped make the conference and other programming possible.By JASMINE KONO-SONGEditors note: The Okaeri Conference was held Nov.

The conference opened with an unapologetically queer Friday night of drag bingo with Kristi Yummykochi.After a weekend full of a wide array of emotions and experiences.