with a California Civil Liberties Public Education Program grant.

Doug and Chris AiharaThe Nisei Week Foundation is pleased to recognize Doug and Chris Aihara and Azay restaurant with the Frances K.This award recognizes people and organizations for their outstanding contributions to the Southern California Japanese American community.

His gratitude to all who touched his life is still felt in his food.student activism in the 70s reinforced the importance of remaining connected to their Japanese American community as well as the need to preserve its unique identity.to create childrens books on Japanese American culture.

and Japanese American cultures and communities.The restaurant is named after the Loire Valley town where the founding chef-owner.

and wrote interpretive materials about Japanese American culture.

Michael Okamura and the Japanese American Vietnam Veterans.Hope; originality/creativity; design—use of paper decorations (flowers.

org or email: latanabatafestival@gmail.The public will vote on the most creative kazari.

who received sponsorship from the three founding organizations — Little Tokyo Public Safety (Koban).Everyone is invited to participate.