the new year of Nikkei Brazilian family begins on the morning of the 31st.

known for publishing a magazine containing works by Issei poets and authors prominent in that era.The original plan called for installing the monument at JACCC.

The stone is inscribed with the poem The Sea Shines by Bunichi Kagawa(Photo courtesy JCCCNC) Articles for you@media ( min-width: 300px ){.Several events are being held in Japantown in conjunction with APEC.

The Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California in San Francisco hosted Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa on Monday for a roundtable discussion with Japantown and other cultural leaders in the larger Japanese American community.an intergovernmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim.

Kamikawa was in San Francisco for a meeting of APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation).

Pictured from left: Diane Matsuda.Proceeds from the golf tournaments enabled us to treat GPP members over 80 years old to a free annual prime rib luncheon at Lawrys Prime Rib.

But the most important to acknowledge are the many GPP volunteers who have given so much to make things happen: planningwhen then President Bill Clinton awarded the medal to some 20 additional Japanese American soldiers who had fought in the war.

even at a time when his country herded his family and other Japanese American families into detention camps.Its hard to imagine what his sacrifice meant to his family and his community.