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: "These two guys are related by marriage and I took their photo at the Lahaina Hongwanji Mission. I thought their long-time friendship really came out strong in the photo because I didn't even ask them to pose with their arms on each other." -- Brian Sato