a fixture at Obon and other community festivals.

She helped us at the Stamp Our Story Committee since 2018.Send videos or written messages to wyamashi@gmail.

Iwata served on the planning committee to rename the West Justice Center in Westminster in honor of Stephen K.France Wong and Dulcie Kawata volunteer during Mochi Madness at Fugetsu-Do in Little Tokyo in 2018.Derek founded a tourism company.

Iwata lost her mother one year after a surprise kidney cancer diagnosis at the age of 52 in 1986.She was married to Steve Yamashita from 1988 to 2020.

and she supported them in all their endeavors.

She attended elementary school in Buena Park.and he served both the Las Vegas Buddhist Sangha.

Bill gave of himself and his time for others.In this day and age of the ‘me.

He served his country in the U.He told everyone during the Japan trip that he was grateful for the opportunity to attend the special service in Kyoto.