gasagasagirl
community
en
A Vision Takes Root: The Legacy of Judy Nishimoto Ota and the San Pedro Firm Building
I experienced an early defining moment when I was a young twenty something reporter at The Rafu Shimpo in 1986.
Before that, I had lived a relatively sheltered life, graduating from South Pasadena High School and then going on to Stanford University in pristine Palo Alto. A nine-month stint in Tokyo followed in trendy neighborhoods of Kichijoji and Musashisakai. But now I was going to work six days a week in the middle of Downtown Los Angeles, Little Tokyo, adjacent to Skid Row.
I was no stranger to Little Tokyo—I grew up eating almond duck at Far East Café, shopping …
