Her granddaughter Alyssa Arnheim said that Yanase Shirota doesnt like to bring attention to herself for her volunteer efforts.

the Japanese police secured for him an audience with the empress.the entire detail was detained for an hour because local immigration authorities could not believe that Kazuo was an American citizen.

The day after he arrived in Los Angeles.Jerry Parr was identified as a Secret Service agent.Kazuo went in for an interview.

I had to prove to myself that I was as good as the other agents.Not only did the Secret Service do this for me.

who was campaigning for president.

Most of them did not even know we were put in camp during World War II.Pictured from left:? Back row— Cindy Abrahms.

at Valley Japanese Community Center.A screening of the award-winning short film Lil Tokyo Reporter and a book talk on the award-winning biography A Rebels Outcry will be followed by a panel discussion with lead actor Chris Tashima (Academy Award winner for Visas and Virtue) and filmmaker/publisher Jeffrey Gee Chin.

Cindy Tanaka; front row —?Fred Matsumoto.”A special program focusing on civil rights pioneer Sei Fujii (1882-1954) will be presented on Saturday.