a Heart Mountain board member who co-chairs this annual event.

the Demon Drummer from East L.and Nancy Uyemura of Stand With 800 Traction Ave.

Our coalition is prepared to wage a long-term battle against gentrification.The coalition consists of J-Town Action と Solidarity.Suehiro Cafe’s location on First Street North in Little Tokyo.

We demand all landlords in Little Tokyo to cease displacing our community members and to respect the will of our community before allowing new businesses into Little Tokyo.The rally will culminate in a march to Suehiros historic location on First Street North and a statement by Suehiro owner Kenji Suzuki.

Incoming developments such as the Continuum Partners Cold Storage project at Fourth Street and Alameda threaten to fundamentally reshape the character of Little Tokyo.

and we believe other landlords are likely to follow suit with more evictions and rent hikes.We saw a lot of people going to Meiji Shrine (Meiji Jingu) on the way.

it is different when I was in Brazil and now in Japan.New Year’s Day in Brazil was a day when my family got together and enjoyed talking.

Perhaps Nikkei over 40 have some memories of watching this show with their grandma and grandpa every Sunday when they were kids.the best memories of Oshogatsu in my family were in 1999/2000 in New York at Times Square and 2000/2001 in Paris on the Champs Elysees.