Rafu Staff and Wire ReportsAlison Jillian Chao.

Shinkichi earned acclaim for his series of sculptures of knots and warriors.about their experiences smoking marijuana.

and in 2023 the National JACL chose Shinkichis knot as the logo for their annual convention in Los Angeles.he was put on limited service in France and Germany until returning to the U.Jonathan van Harmelen is a historian of Japanese Americans who completed his Ph.

Shinkichi Tajiri maintained his self-imposed exile from the U.Tajiri met the Japanese American sculptor Isamu Noguchi.

Minnesota from 1964 to 1965 and again in 1972.

Shinkichi always grappled with his Japanese American identity wherever he went.she demonstrated the importance of lobbying as a means of enacting legislation that benefited the community and established a pattern that was repeated by Tokutaro Nishimura Slocum in 1935 with his bill for Issei veterans.

granting Issei veterans like Slocum with citizenship.the JACL honored Suma with a special commendation for her work as the JACLs first lobbyist.

and occasionally contributed to **The Rafu Shimpo.Suma pointed out that among the five Nisei who worked for the L.