and The Westwood Playhouse (now The Geffen Playhouse).

He has authored several children’s books.Sunny Seki holds a copy of his book Hokusais Daughter during the Nisei Week Plaza Festival on Aug.

Includes an appendix to help parents share information with their kids about Hokusai — his influence and style — and his daughter Eijo.She’s determined to become the proverbial koi that swims up the waterfall and becomes a mighty dragon — fighting against the current to be the person she is meant to be.The Last Kappa from Old Japan and The Tale of the Lucky Cat.

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Katsushika Oi (Eijo) created many remarkable artworks and had a hand in her illustrious father’s later work

Kubota started his first school in Tokyo in 1954.Ken recalled cleaning blackboards and doing janitorial work for the center.

VJCC president Christine Inouye welcomed the gathering at the Odyssey Restaurant in Granada Hills and said she is humbled to have held the position for the past six years.Posthumous honors were awarded to Yoshihiro Sakaguchi.

who later joined Marisa Kosugi in singing a folk song from Hokkaido.and Lisa Hashimoto-Elardo were recognized with commendations.