but Kuramoto also became a mentor and role model to young Japanese American women who now had a sense of pride in their culture and identity.

The Los Angeles DOR Committee is a coalition of organizations.His plays on the Japanese American experience have been featured at JACL conventions in Phoenix.

Inspired by Fair Play Committee leader Kiyoshi Okamoto.DOR Committee Chair Matthew Weisbly expressed the wishes of the committee: “This year’s theme reflects a lesser-known story of the incarceration.added: The Japanese American community has often negated or even erased actions of dissent and resistance that many of the incarcerees took in the concentration camps.

reinforces the importance of standing up for justice in times of great moral crisis.President Harry Truman pardoned the Fair Play Committee.

was a No-No Boy at Tule Lake who proudly stood up for his rights as an American citizen during World War II.

Maybe this was because of the ongoing huge collective trauma from the World War II incarceration.through demonstration projects and related infrastructure investment at ports.

we will continue our efforts to create opportunities for their collaborations.with the State of California at the forefront.

In addition to promoting Japanese language education among U.Japanese culture and Japanese language are widely accessible and well known