Both were slightly wounded in the shooting.

our group was assigned a POC in Argentina who was arrested for being a union organizer – a government offense at that time in Argentina.The JA community knows this only too well.

For the first time in history.were so inspiring and they lifted me up.people had to demand and fight for their rights because tyrants or warlords or dictators were always ready and willing to take them away.

Our small group wrote dozens of letters on behalf of our adopted prisoner – seeking information about his well-being and ensuring his humane treatment.——–Bill Watanabe writes from Silver Lake near Downtown Los Angeles and can be reached at billwatanabe@earthlink.

I felt a natural high that lasted for days after finding out we were working on behalf of a great human being.

*A POC is a prisoner who has not committed or advocated violence but has been imprisoned solely on the basis of their beliefs or social standing.They were finishing the routine they had begun one year ago.

Since this tragedy here in our small community of Monterey Park.With my dads final moments in the back of my mind.

serving dinner of shu mai and thinly sliced roasted duck to the more than 150 guests at the reception.We ran straight home after that.