MICHAEL KOMAI / Rafu ShimpoIn July 2023.

including those Japanese Americans.Regarding the wildfire response.

relationship and elevating our alliance to even greater heights.Consular work is the most important duty of our office.as well as from many Americans who value their connections with Japan.

I also poured my energy into working with Japan House Los Angeles to present the attractive aspects of Japan.By KENKO SONETo the residents of Southern California and Arizona.

it would be the same as this years Nisei Week theme: Kansha or Gratitude.

as well as local municipalities.It is a flagrant violation of the 14th Amendment and the presidents oath to protect and defend the Constitution.

even as the Chinese Exclusion Act and anti-Asian sentiment was in full force in the 1800s.I vow to fight tooth and nail against this unlawful action and to protect the principles that have made our country into what it is today.

on the grounds that he was not a citizen.Wong Kim Ark decision that affirmed birthright citizenship to anyone born in our country.