the nations highest civilian honor.

978 Japanese Americans during World War II.pivotal in promoting cultural awareness and historical relevance on a scale much larger than Tulare alone.

sadness and losses it caused so many American citizens.Jocelyn Gomez and Megan Farrenkopf at a presentation in 2022.Pencil sketch draft of Tulare Assembly Center memorials bas-relief bronze sculpture wall by artist Sam Pena.

offering educational benefits to a wide and diverse audience.which is scheduled for completion this year.

historical point of view as well as the resulting undeserved years of shame.

The centerpiece for the planned memorial is a 5-by-8-foot bronze wall.Margaret provided our family with such passion and support.

she will insist that she is a true introvert and needs alone time (usually spent watching Korean dramas).Margaret ShimadaBy MIKE MURASEMargaret Shimada retired at the end of March after a 15-year tenure at Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) as the director of service programs/director of social services from 2016 to 2024 and as resource development director from 1995 to 2002.

and facilitated deep and difficult conversations that we wished we had much earlier onShe earned her MS in special education in the late 70s and an Administrative Credential at Mount Saint Marys College-Doheny Campus in the early 80s.