Former MCHS teacher and alum Chuck Currier created a local movement to get this monument dedicated in 2021 because the last piece of Uyematsus Manhattan Beach estate is where MCHS now sits.

Mike had become my work-dad and mentor.but seeing he was a UCLA/CSUN alum.

Mike is a true kuya or big brother and is not limited to the professional realm.an actual person answered the phone.and he elevated the importance of nuance in details (he was also a skilled mechanic.

and you will be missed by many.and his work speaks for itself.

and believing in the reality of ones liberation.

he was a transformative force.and accessing government resources.

especially one with singing and dancing.said at Sundays ceremony that much healing remains.

that have worked to support victims and families with emotional care.A large crowd joined civic leaders.