Nakamura was named the Whittier Womens Club 1960 teacher of the year.

Eita Okuno as Saeki Nobutatsu.Weve seen that story before – the stranger in a strange land – mostly because of this book.

Americans had no idea about Japan.Terms like sushi had yet to become part of the American lexicon.or maybe they knew the characters in Speed Racer.

and being able to tell our story to a worldwide audience is something thats huge for me.thanks mostly to the Internet.

that would not have existed in Japan at the time.

(Katie Yu/FX)It had my interest right away.issued the following statement this week:Rev.

and nurturing interfaith relationships in our communities.Attempts by The Rafu to contact Ms.

Nakagawa has previously apologized to Ms.Nakagawa said he was trying to educate Grossman about the history of [the swastika] as a Buddhist symbol of love.