Consul General Yo Osumi from the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco.

was that it examined race relations and depicted a romance between an Asian man and a white woman.Ishizuka gave a brief history of Little Tokyo.

granddaughter of George Okamura.The monument includes quotes praising the Nisei soldiers from Gen.James Shigetas nephew; and Ivy Okamura.

Mon Amour was released and it covered a similar romance between a Caucasian and a Japanese.The entire community was uprooted by Executive Order 9066 in 1942 and Little Tokyo became an African American neighborhood known as Bronzeville.

(The cast included Shirley Yamaguchi and Sessue Hayakawa.

I enjoy rewatching his movies and spotting props that live on in our daily lives and there are many from this particular film and also from ‘The House of Bamboo.A bloodhound and a helicopter assisted in the search.

walked away from her home on Nevada Avenue in Costa Mesa around 12:20 p.No further details were provided.

according to the Costa Mesa Police Department.Augustus was located and her family has been notified.