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Mitch Homma, a 3rd generation Japanese American, grew up and still lives in Southern California. He has long been interested in Japanese and Japanese American …
With the passing of Wakako Yamauchi, we have lost another community icon. In 1995, my late husband, George, and I bought a home in Gardena. …
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At 94 years old, sprightly Ray Harbold has a twinkle in his eye as he sits in front of his treasured model train set while …
GARDENA — “The Wall That Heals,” a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., was displayed from April 4 to 8 in Gardena’s …
The Gardena Valley Gardeners Association (GVGA), once an influential force in the South Bay, will officially disband at the end of 2015. The GVGA came …
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For Japanese Americans of my generation (second generation Nisei over 60), the source of our moral and cultural values is both clear and easily defined. …
Takashi and Shizuko (nee: Mori) Kato and their two children, Roy Shigehisa and Ikuko, moved from Inglewood to West Los Angeles just prior to evacuation …
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When I was a kid I remember sitting in the back of my Grandpa’s old Datsun, I could barely see out the window but I …
As her title suggests, Los Angeles County Alternate Public Defender Janice Y. Fukai defends members of the public in court who have been accused of …
Growing up a Shin-Nisei in Gardena, my parents laid a strong foundation for my appreciation of the past and respecting our elders. My mother in …
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