He is a member of the National Honor Society and received a Silver Award for the National German Examination.

Alan Nishio of Gardena as an honoree.was a leader of the National Coalition for Redress and Reparations.

Alan NishioAssemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) (center) holds a portrait of Nishio and is joined by Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (right) and Minority Leader James Gallagher.SACRAMENTO —?Community leader and activist Alan Nishio was honored posthumously on May 13 during the State Legislature’s celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage MonthThey held their annual picnic as an event where everyone could get together and talk about the good times.

The entertainment will be music performed by the band High Five.plus an opportunity drawing with tickets available for $5 each.

at George Bellis Park (West Shelter).

The first picnic began in the 1970s and had over a thousand participants.including the The Mechanic starring Charles Bronson.

He was a pioneer in the art of karate and founded the International Karate Association (IKA).He made his international debut by performing a karate demonstration at the Ed Parker International Tournament in 1964.

he would have turned 90 years old.where he set up his karate school first in Long Beach.