I was expected to help run a group project to advocate for the Japanese American struggles.

They were always holding hands.has opened his home Far East Feasts to benefit the musical troupe.

and saw a red ball of flames coming down from the mountains.Photos by MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS / Rafu ShimpoJohn Nishio stands in the backyard of his Pasadena home that was destroyed Jan.Despite the house being a total loss.

although with the water turned off the plants will eventually die.John Nishio vows to restore Japanese garden.

when he shared that he would miss the temples garden when he returned to California.

com/f/help-the-nishio-family-after-eaton-fireRiley Smith gently dislodges the top segment of a stone pagoda next to a wall of the destroyed Nishio home.His kitchen and pots and pans were destroyed but Nishio is already planning for a Kenjinkai Bento fundraiser for Grateful Crane.

He recalled a conversation with the abbot.Others providing youthful energy.

family and friends pitched in to help carefully move his beloved Japanese stone lanterns from his home in Pasadena.the Japanese garden he has curated for decades survived with minimal damage.