Hundreds of people lined up to be the first customers at the newest Tokyo Central in Orange County.

The Itomura family at the 2024 picnic.Mia Rees (Masayuki and Tamako Kishimoto Scholarship)

Mia Rees (Masayuki and Tamako Kishimoto Scholarship).Makayla Moromisato (Higashi Scholarship)Her interests include reading.

She is committed to UC Santa Barbara for earth sciences and plans to major in geology.Zoe Wong is from South Pasadena.

She is committed to playing Division 3 softball for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) program.

She was active in the campaign to obtain redress and an apology for Japanese Americans who were incarcerated during World War II.As a Sansei veteran and former Marine Corps officer.

Student protestors spoke of peace.sank into quiet revolt — echoes of our families resistance decades prior.

I feel compelled to honor my fellow warriors whose voices.split by betrayal or advised by lawyers to preserve citizenship at all costs.