including the Shining Star Award at the National Multicultural Conference Summit; APA’s Society for the Psychological Study of Culture.

Especially during lunch I was able to bond with some of the Y27 players.the Yonsei Basketball Association held its annual exhibition games at the Terasaki Budokan.

Cole Nakata lit up the court with three-pointers all from teammate Mason Sugimoto totalling nine points.The boys and girls teams traveled to Fukuoka and played three games each against competitive local teams using international basketball rules.The ball was hot for Team Blue.

Yonsei 27 players Izzie Chan and Talia Miyamoto also graced the crowd by opening the games with the national anthem.with boys captain Kade Shigekawa as well as Noah Tanioka.

and an entirely new set of rules was established on top of the international style of play.

Mason Sugimoto and Tyler Louie combined to score a total of 14 points for the White Team.I could only stare blankly at the sword.

and my Jichan leaned over the balconys edge.and for a moment I saw a glimmer of the young boy my grandfather once was.

My grandfather maintained his equipment well — there was a reason the door had been a fixture of the place since well before I was born.He pointed to the katana in my hands.