By Bill WatanabeDid you know that one of the biggest superstars of the silent screen era in Hollywood was a Japanese guy named Sessue Hayakawa?He was cast as the mysterious foreign lover who beguiled young white women on the silver screen before the famous Latin lover Rudolph Valentino.

celebrating our shared heritage.Besides the mayor and other city officials.

Japanese baseball fans are definitely showing up and staying here during their visit to Los Angeles.As Los Angeles gets ready for the 2028 Olympics.He said the city has seen an Ohtani impact on the local economy.

They also visited historical facilities showing the contributions of Japanese people before and after the war.Councilmember Jonathan Kaji introduced a motion in January to form friendship city agreements with Bizen and also Oshu.

and building a future together that includes culture.

On their first day of the visit the Bizen kids received a special video message from Yamamoto.and then what they are con-fronted with once they have come here to work and live.

going a step further to investigate possibilities of common purpose or integrated action on social issues that are inclusive of both Nikkei and shin Issei under a larger.She commented how shin Issei are drawn to live and work in or near historic Japanese enclaves where they can find Japanese-speaking people and services—what does this mean for the future of our communities with the inclusion of Hapa-Japanese and shin Issei.

Toyota investigates the shin Issei from their situation in Japan.Co-sponsored by the West Los Angeles Buddhist Temple.