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: "Mr. Hirao, owner of the Nisshodo Candy Store, still starts every workday at 3 a.m. Though he said he had other ambitions when he was younger, Mr. Hirao said he continued in the family business after seeing how hard his father worked: 'I wanted to help him, so I just tried to go there; help a little bit...at least he had somebody to help him. That's why I stayed with him.'" -- Brian Sato