a Little Tokyo store specializing in Japanese housewares and gift items.

parents and other relatives? What stories impacted you the most?Tokuda-Hall: Here is a way in which I am so deeply privileged it only highlights the injustice of my luck.Illustrations copyright ? 2021 by Yas Imamura.

thereby giving it a wider audience.But it did not really occur to me that I wanted to be a children’s book author as a vocation until I got a job as a children’s bookseller while I was getting my MFA in writing [at University of San Francisco].but it was clear to me then and has proved to be true now that they’re giving people the option to opt out of a strong selection of diverse books at their school book fairs.

accidentally (or so the story goes) killing him.harassed him until my ancestor lost his patience and punched him with his right hand.

The catch: Scholastic wanted to edit the authors note.

where she meets her future husband.They all were encouraging and taught me the real meaning of ‘People Need People.

Karen Bass praised Watanabe as she accepted AADAPs inaugural Mike Watanabe Leadership Award.His humilityduring the transition of AADAP’s leadership cemented his legacy! — Louis Lewis.

It wasnt just the years of service.and support have made AADAP what it is today.