He conducted a Konko ceremony to purify the space under the giant oaks in 2013 and also blessed the traveling exhibit.

That was an incredible sight to behold.Tonai has worked with the Manzanar Committee as a speaker at the Manzanar National Historic Site during the annual Katari: Keeping Japanese American Stories Alive program for college students.

Tonai went on to serve his country in Korea and Japan during the Korean War before returning to the Los Angeles area.to pay his respects to the Manzanar incarcerees who built the reservoir.never afraid to tell his story.

000 Japanese/Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from their homes and unjustly incarcerated in American concentration camps during World War II.where the first of more than 120.

throughout each Katari weekend.

but he told me that he had to stand in the middle of the reservoir.She focused on pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship grant programs.

Her own pathway began as a policy advisor with Department of Education in the Obama Administration.What do I want to do for my career? That was a question my parents never got to ask themselves … (but) for me.

The depth and breadth of Jessicas experience as a long-time public servant and organizer underscores the fact that she will be able to hit the ground running on Day One in the State Assembly.who chairs the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC).