Alexander Kaplan-Reyes
@Alexander_Kaplan_ReyesAlexander Kaplan-Reyes es estudiante de segundo año en Occidental College con especialización en Estudios Asiáticos con énfasis en Japón y especialización en Política. También es miembro del Occidental College Glee Club y un ávido consumidor de cultura popular japonesa.
Actualizado en mayo de 2009
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A Pillar of Little Tokyo: Uyeda Department Store
12 de mayo de 2009 • Alexander Kaplan-Reyes
Little Tokyo is a community in constant flux, as Korean merchants move into the area and as new projects, like metro rails, cut through it. One of its constants, however, is the Uyeda Department Store, a small store that sells Japanese ethnic goods like kimonos, paper umbrellas, paper fans, and geta. It is located at 230 East 1st Street in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. Founded in 1945 by the father of its current owner, the store, otherwise known as S.K. …