Okamura has been a 36-year volunteer with the Japanese American National Museum; a longtime president of the Little Tokyo Historical Society; a Grateful Crane Ensemble board member; longtime member and past president of Montebello-Ashiya Sister City Association; an archeological dig projects volunteer at the Manzanar National Historic Site; and a 13-year mentor with USC Career Centers First-Generation Mentor Program.

Street clubs like the Devastators.rifle in hand — as the drill instructor shouted.

Labor and LegacyAfter World War II.Nisei Week is honoring those veterans with its Inspiration Award.and Black Juans gave us identity.

Our Asian faces marked us as enemy surrogates before we ever deployed.to thank them for their service to community and country.

The pioneering spirit of our forefathers.

That defiance carried a price: shame.to stand up for our American democracy.

but it is a clear sign of a growing threat to our democratic institutions.Constitution and of our moral principles as Americans.

There may come a time when courageous action may be required from each of us.Due process is clearly defined in the Bill of Rights as a constitutional right.