There will be two sets of flags.

they soon neglected their duties.Photos provided by LA TANABATA FESTIVALThis publication was supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California.

the Japanese Prefectural Associations of Southern California.The theme of the 2024 contest is Peace.features long streamers representing the threads Orihime uses to weave clothes.

or the Star Festival (星祭).The contest includes three categories: Category A for individuals or families.

Photos provided by LA TANABATA FESTIVALParticipants participate in the kazari workshop.

The kazari will be on display at the Aratani Central Hall in JANM.Sugis success also motivated others to follow suit and lobby Congress.

Saburo Kido wrote in The Shin Nichibei a piece lauding the accomplishments of Suma and Tokie Slocum: It was a coincidence.she demonstrated the importance of lobbying as a means of enacting legislation that benefited the community and established a pattern that was repeated by Tokutaro Nishimura Slocum in 1935 with his bill for Issei veterans.

granting Issei veterans like Slocum with citizenship.the JACL honored Suma with a special commendation for her work as the JACLs first lobbyist.