LTHS is dedicated to preserving and sharing the multi-faceted history of the 140-year-old evolving community.

who had owned a vegetable farm in Glendale.said the dedication of the square makes his family feel “honored.

More than 100 people attended Saturdays dedication of Sadao S.Alhambra City Councilmember Jeffrey Koji Maloney.said at the unveiling ceremony that he hopes the square will “inspire those who visit with the heroism and self-sacrifice of Mr.

but when it counted most –and when it was most difficult – the young man answered the call.” adding that he hopes Munemori’s memory will inspire “love and good deeds.

incuding (from left) Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles Kenko Sone; Munemoris great nephew James Nakakihara; Munemoris niece Janet Nakakihara; Glendale City Councilmember Ardy Kassakhian; 442nd Regimental Combat Team veteran Yosh Nakamura; and Military Intelligence Service veteran Ed Nakamura.

were on hand for Saturdays dedication.who developed a long-term dependency on tranquilizers prescribed by her therapist and did not see her family during her final years.

He described how his parents ran a grocery store in South Los Angeles when forced to sell it at a ridiculously low price while being hurriedly ordered to evacuate.and the support of a large community of friends.

spokesperson for the National Coalition for Redress/Reparations and the Little Tokyo Peoples Rights Organization.Alan Nishio (1945-2023)Renamed Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress.