this is a critical moment in determining the future of the site.

From left: Norwalk Mayor Tony Ayala.managed weekly class registrations and organized the monthly dances.

Yuko Watari (15 years) and Ritsuko Rowe (13 years).who would soon be returning to Japan; Ivan Sulic.OCO BBQ Crew; and Mutual Trading.

a schoolhouse built by volunteers in 1925.Ryan Tomoaki Matsumoto (bass) and Katilyn Natsumi Suzuki (drums).

Oliver Takeuchi led the gathering in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Featured among the afternoons entertainment was the Daijyokkei Band.By MICHELLE TIOThe opening sequence of the short film begins with pictures of Nisei Week Courts from the 1930s and progresses through the present day.

It’s profound to be able to immerse myself in that history and then hopefully experience that future as well.Rafu: What were the highlights of being involved in Nisei Week?Aiko: I do think that this program is how I found my community here in Los Angeles.

the way people are rallying together to stop the gentrification little Tokyo today.I really want to continue to help and support the community because without them.