Scheduled to participate are: Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo

Each fellowship includes a $25.would be her connection to Japan.

At a Howard University performance.This led her to the creation of Hiroshima.Navajo/Diné quilter from Sheep Springs.

a pioneering Grammy-nominated Asian American band that blends the sounds of the koto with keyboards.rockabilly and country musician from Austin.

Kudo Sensei recognized Kuramotos talent and her ability to emotionally connect to the music.

recipients of the nations highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.The Wishing Tree was inspired by the Tanabata celebration in Japan.

Naoko Ikeda displays one of the wishes from the Tanabata wishing tree.visitors to Japanese Village Plaza have hung their wishes on a bamboo tree.

Why would they come to Little Tokyo?The wishes that were removed from the tree in Japanese Village Plaza were collected by Ikeda and delivered to Higashi Honganji.Theyre looking for a taste of Japan.