Photos courtesy Asian Youth Liberty League (ALLY)ALLY Irvine organized a Through Politics speaker event with then-Rep.

Hello Maggie! was funded by a grant from the Japanese American Confinement Sites program of the National Park Service and the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation.This touching true story has served as a vehicle to educate the public about the mass incarceration

This touching true story has served as a vehicle to educate the public about the mass incarceration.An image from Hello Maggie!Willie ItoLets celebrate the growth of your pets together and pray for their healthy and safe days ahead.

we are also offering Pet Shichigosan.The shrine will hold its monthly Tsukinami-sai on Saturday.

We will once again offer in-person Shichigosan and various blessings this year.

Hatsumiyamairi (first shrine visit for newborns).So I remember he said he was the only one that didnt burn any papers.

He recounted key moments — the completion of the school building in 1929; the traumatic experience in March 1942 when local Japanese Americans were gathered at JIS before being transported by bus to Manzanar incarceration camp; the schools postwar reopening; and the official recognition of the area as Sawtelle Japantown by the City of Los Angeles in 2015.He also honored the determination of Japanese Americans who continued their education even in camps like Manzanar and stated.

History and Future of the SchoolLos Angeles City Councilmember Traci Park (left) presents an award for JIS to President Miwa TakahashiBoard member and grandson of the founder.The City of Los Angeles also presented awards to individuals and organizations for their contributions.