The following story was generously contributed by the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute’s Sansei Stories weekly workshop and Janet Mitsui…
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By Rhianna Taniguchi The Girl Scouts’ motto, “Always Be Prepared,” is a good tenet for all Americans to follow, especially…
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The only reason I know my grandfather’s mon (family crest) is because it is on his grave marker. He died…
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By Ryan Kenji Kuramitsu ‘It was books,” wrote social critic James Baldwin, “that taught me that the things that tormented…
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By Nicole Gaddie In 1984, a group of JACL (Japanese American Citizen League) and OCA (formerly Organization of Chinese Americans)…
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(From left) Kota Mizutani, Ryan Kuramitsu, Todd Endo and Korinne Sugasawara in Selma, Ala. By Kota Mizutani In case you…
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By Steve Okamoto; Chairman, National Planned Giving Committee There are two important conversations that must occur as people get to…
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Ryan Kuramitsu traveled to Selma to participate in the bridge crossing’s 50th anniversary. Fifty years removed from Bloody Sunday, Selma…
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By Rhianna Taniguchi It is not all about being pro-choice. The battle for women’s reproductive health is a much larger…
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By Rhianna Taniguchi There are few people I distinguish as heroic. When I met Daniel Nguyen and the Mary Queen…
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