themed open call for writings.

The flame has resided at the temple since 1989.a commemoration is held every August by the American Society of Hiroshima-Nagasaki A-Bomb Survivors (ASA).

Japanese American Cultural Community Center;Kristen Hayashi.3 at Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin of Los Angeles in Little Tokyo.head minister of Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple and president of the Los Angeles Buddhist Temple Federation.

Rotary Club of Little Tokyo;Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui and Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki delivered greetings via video.Greetings from Koyasan and ASA were followed by Goeika chanting by Koyasan Eiyukai and Zenshuji Baikaryu.

Video messages from Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Mori and Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki were shown.

YAMAMOTORAFU STAFF WRITERThe 80th commemorative service of Hiroshima-Nagasaki atomic bomb victims and survivors took place on Aug.For Discover Nikkeis 20th anniversary.

will be available on DiscoverNikkei.and vignettes that celebrate and honor Nikkei family stories in all their forms.

including guidelines and writing prompts.a Peruvian film director and visual artist with Okinawan roots; and Kiyoshi Harada.