Matthew Asada is a visiting senior fellow at the University of Southern California.

and it comes from the funeral the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin held for a widely loved tree that stood proudly for generations of NikkeiGARDENA —The Veterans Memorial Court Alliance is hosting a free screening of The Volunteer.

RSVP by April 17 by visiting Memorialcourtalliance.org and filling out the RSVP form.and occasionally hilarious asides and revelations.

and his close but unlikely friendship with L.The Volunteer follows Bruces 50-year search for L.

before they were separated and lost contact.

Hendking served together in Vietnam.Keiro and Little Tokyo Service Center.

please contact David Miyoshi at (310) 378-0615 or Ken Hayashi at (323) 833-0088.together with co-sponsors Go For Broke National Education Center.

whose names are engraved on the four black granite walls of the Memorial Court.Tamlyn is a former Nisei Week Queen who began her acting career in Karate Kid II.