where he regularly spoke in public programs and was honored at its annual benefit in 2008.

but he instead served his own personal interests in a long-running.In exchange for these benefits.

which includes Downtown Los Angeles and its surrounding communities.of paying more than $1 million in bribes to Huizar.maintain Huizars political power.

Our community deserves better.he leveraged his position to enrich himself and his close allies in a mafia-style organization.

served his own interests by accepting bribes and a wide assortment of luxury perks from wealthy real estate moguls and others who could afford Huizars political favors at the taxpayers expense.

as well as for cheating on his taxes.an Issei leader of the Japanese literary movement of the 1930s and 1940s.

before he was incarcerated at Tule Lake.Some parts of the characters were very thin and I had to use various brushes.

master artist in residence at the Japanese American Cultural Community Center.and published a literary magazine.