has died in Hawaii following a stroke.

left for an hours-long bus ride with only what they could carry.By PHYLLIS HAYASHIBARAThe Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument Committee and the Manzanar Committee announce the recipients of the 2025 Arnold Maeda Manzanar Pilgrimage Grant: Jennifer Yamashita and Natalie Tokita.

can be seen at: https://sites.Jennifer YamashitaJennifer saw Mr.and dedicate the VJAMM seven years later.

likely from the same street corner and several members of [her] grandfathers side serving in the U.Arnolds despair at having to leave his beloved German shepard behind can be seen in the quote he provided.

-Japan Councils Japanese American Storytelling Program.

com/menusFor more information about the Arnold Maeda Manzanar Pilgrimage Grant.when Japanese food was not as popular in America as it is today.

Little Tokyo Business Association Senior Vice President Glenn Osaki remarked that Yamauchi was an active member of LTBA and a vocal advocate for his fellow restaurant owners.Hiroshi Yamauchi worked long hours to create a strategy that kept Kouraku in business.

Photos by JUN NAGATA / Rafu ShimpoFrom left: Mariko Lochridge.who then introduced four Latino members of the restaurant staff who each have worked there for 20 to 30 years.