Lee has been playing Asian American basketball since she was seven and still occasionally plays but has shifted her focus to giving back to the community by coaching at the youth and high school levels.

Scholarship RecipientsTCDS President Kyoko Nancy Oda.granddaughter of Soshi Kadota; Alice Monden.

Special RecognitionDuring lunch.I’ve had the pleasure of recording the stories of (Tuna Canyon) descendants and in the process I have learned so much.a founding member of TCDS and advocate for the German American community who was instrumental in bringing about the Cultural-Historic Monument designation.

and Italians descent who were incarcerated at Tuna Canyon as well as their descendants … that enabled us to gather here.The barracks and other buildings are long gone.

have excavated this important history.

and will stop that from ever happening to anyone else.who at the time held national-level positions in the JACL.

A presidential apology for incarceration during World War II had been issued.he believes his experiences in the same-sex marriage fight gave him the building blocks to understanding civic engagement and community-building.

Kaneko brought the issue to the National Board.Did we ever question his sexual orientation when he was helping us? Kaneko recalls Mineta asking the audience.