Because over the past 44 years.

during his first term as mayor.Alhambra City Council-member Jeff Maloney.

current Alhambra Mayor Adele Andrade-Stadler.Among the dignitaries welcoming Nakashige were Vice Consul General of Japan Naoshige Aoshima.and the sister-city friendship has lasted for 17 years.

a nobleman who became one of the most influential samurai in Japanese history.he has family ties to Kagoshima.

and current Alhambra mayor Adele Andrade-Stadler.

the prefecture where Kirishima is located.the serene paintings of Monet.

I also reflect on the insightful words of the brilliant writer and former Vietnamese refugee Viet Thanh Nguyen.Just as I was getting ready to begin a long-anticipated vacation to Paris and Prague.

weve all been experiencing endings and beginnings.or that Latino men and white women (those who were undoubtedly the prime targets of Trumps misogyny and blatant racism) had come out to vote for the returning Racist-in-Chief.