Edna Horiuchi is a retired teacher. She enjoys traveling, museums, and learning new things.

As part of the Nikkei Community Internship program, Lawrence will be contributing this summer to the Discover Nikkei website in his capacity as the Discover Nikkei intern at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM); he will also be working with the Japanese American Bar Association (JABA) to preserve the legacy of prominent Nikkei jurists in the community.

Soji Kashiwagi is a Sansei playwright and Executive Producer of the Grateful Crane Ensemble in Los Angeles, California.

Gregory Ken Kita Yamaguchi is nineteen years old, and has just completed his first year at the University of California San Diego. Majoring in Mathematics and minoring in Math/Secondary Education, he hopes to teach at the high school level in the future. Aside from his studies, Greg is a member of the UCSD Nikkei Student Union and will be a part of next year’s exec board, taking on the position of Communications (on-campus club publicity). He has also been involved at the Venice Japanese Community Center and Buddhist Temple through Scouting (eagle scout), Dharma school teaching, and Jr. YBA. Recently, he has been given the great opportunity to be an intern for the Japanese American National Museum through the Nikkei Community Internship program. Having been involved in the Japanese American community he grew up in, he hopes to become more connected with the JA culture and community on a larger scale. He is excited to be working with the Japanese American National Museum, meeting new influential individuals, and learning more about my culture.

www.jaccc.org Address: 244 S. San Pedro St., Los Angeles, CA, 90012 Phone: (213) 628-2725 Fax: (213) 617-8576 Email: info@jaccc.org Aratani/Japan America Theatre Box Office: (213) 680-3700 The Japanese American Cultural & Community Center is the largest Asian American cultural center in the U.S. and the preeminent presenter of Japanese and Japanese American arts and culture. Located in Little Tokyo, the historical heart of the Los Angeles Japanese American community, the JACCC was the dream of visionary Issei and Nisei (first and second generation) Japanese American pioneers to create a permanent center for the community and its future generations. Mission: To present, perpetuate, transmit and promote Japanese and Japanese culture to diverse audiences, and to provide a center to enhance community programs.

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The largest museum in the United States dedicated to sharing the experience of Americans of Japanese ancestry as an integral part of U.S. history. Visit janm.org to learn more about our exhibitions, public programs, and projects.

A non-profit organization that has sponsored the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage since 1969, along with other educational programs, the Manzanar Committee has also played a key role in the establishment and continued development of the Manzanar National Historic Site. For more information, call (323) 662-5102 or check our web site at http://www.manzanarcommittee.org and our blog at http://blog.manzanarcommittee.org. You can also follow us on our Twitter feed at http://twitter.com/manzanarcomm and our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Manzanar-Committee/156495385057?ref=nf. The Manzanar Committee is dedicated to educating and raising public awareness about the incarceration and violation of civil rights of persons of Japanese ancestry during World War II and to the continuing struggle of all peoples when Constitutional rights are in danger

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