Tsukinami-sai (月次祭) will be held at 3 p

Most are not highly educated and come from middle class or working class families.Japanese American history is still largely unknown in Japan.

000 households where Japanese was spoken.For the parents who went to Manzanar.Toyota attributed this to Japanese mothers speaking to their multiracial children.

they found work in sales and service jobs in places like Little Tokyo or Sawtelle due to their limited skills.Toyota was joined on the panel by Valerie J.

a professor in the Department of History and the Department of Asian American Studies.

a woman interviewed for the book.While grieving the death of their father.

and perfect his fathers trade.Ramen through the Little Tokyo Service Center legacy business community engagement program.

Even 20 years ago there were hundreds of Japanese American-owned small businesses in the area.Little Tokyo has seen so many shops come and go.