and vignettes that celebrate and honor Nikkei family stories in all their forms.

and when he came to he was buried under debris but not seriously injured.Emphasizing our shared responsibility to stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

Kakitas parents were incarcerated at Poston in Arizona for the duration of the war.Born in California and raised in Japan during World War II.Kakita recalled that he and his younger brother Kenny were taken to Hiroshima by their parents in 1939 to visit their ailing grandfather.

Kakita and his brother were sent back to their parents.His grandfather told his grandmother to take the two boys up to the mountain.

which was ignited in 1984 from the Peace Flame that burns in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.

Not all of the bodies had been removed.The Komae Scholarships are awarded each year to support the next generation of mental health clinicians who have a heart to serve the Asian American community.

at the Redondo Beach Main Library (2nd Floor Conference Room).His poems and watercolor paintings reflect the harsh realities of camp life.

org/library Articles for you@media ( min-width: 300px ){.Hata will discuss the issues that led to the mass incarceration and his own personal experiences.