the NPS has provided?more than $41 million through the grant program to private nonprofit organizations.

2022 also saw the return of in-person activities such as the annual summer picnic and craft fair.a presentation by an Okinawan Brazilian hajichi (traditional hand tattoo) artist.

structure and mission to reflect the changing times.Direct mailings with more information have been sent to current OAA members.With Japan slowly reopening for tourism around that time.

The OAAs in-person activities are gradually returning.(OAA) in Gardena is proud to announce it was selected as a 2023 California Nonprofit of the Year by Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi of the 66th District.

but their largest annual fundraiser.

Other activities like its Battle of Okinawa remembrance and monthly social gatherings adopted a hybrid format in order to maintain the long-distance connections made during the pandemic.Nakamura was one of several WWII veterans and second-generation Nisei soldiers who joined the City of Alhambras Go For Broke Rose Parade float.

In an era when individual awards for teachers were rare.Nakamura has stayed active in the Whittier art community.

The 442nd is the most decorated unit for its size and length of service in U.the Whittier Union Board of Trustees voted unanimously on March 12 to dedicate the Whittier High School Fine Arts building in his honor.