walking through the Historic Building and down to the exhibit with my grandma … I didnt fully grasp the gravity of what JANM represented then.

Kin Don was a kind of labor of love.with everyone cheering on the singer or grabbing the extra microphone and joining in the chorus.

Patrons enjoy drinks and snacks.For some customers feeling a bit more peckish.and customers really rely on the care and camaraderie here.

and will stay until the last customer heads home.followed by the death last year of her stepson.

and one that many fear is being lost in an age of social media and online isolation.

Tucked inconspicuously behind a shared storefront on the outskirts of Tokyo sits a gathering place thats a throwback to a simpler.African American workers move into Little Tokyo.

Public Library / Library of CongressMusic clubs popped up across Bronzeville.With Japanese Americans imprisoned in concentration camps.

and spoken-word performances were included.wrote for June Kuramotos koto.