trade representative for Japan and China and as president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan as well as a senior executive in European and American companies.

which was held under sunny skiesThis caused both of my parents to be raised in a household that had been disconnected from their heritage and encouraged assimilation.

Aimee Sumire Kanadjian is 23 years old and received a BA in psychology from UCLA.and honoring the values of our family and culture.I learned that being a Japanese American woman means to act with courage.

Learning more about the Japanese American community makes me feel more connected.I grew up volunteering with my cousins at San Jose Obon.

I am eager to discover who I am as a Japanese American woman.

The Northern California Japanese American community is home.Among them was the Lodi JACL Templars longtime manager.

is very excited about the project.The Lodi JACL Templars will play as part of the Manzanar Baseball Project.

a group of volun-teers helped to clean tumbleweeds from the site.Morita recalled that there were 17 teams with names such as the San Pedro Yogore and San Fernando Aces.