Photograph by Brian Sato. Included in the exhibition and accompanying catalogue, Gokurōsama: Contemporary Photographs of the Nisei in Hawai‘i which opened at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i and is on display at the Japanese American National Museum from February 14 through May 24, 2009. For more information, visit janm.org/exhibits/gokurosama.

Caption: "Now, 102 years old, Mr. Hirano founded the Hirano Nursery in Wahiawa on O'ahu. The army fatigues, rubber boots and hat were his daily "uniform." Because Mr. Hirano spoke mostly Japanese, I brought my mother to interview him." -- Brian Sato