CLASS OF 2024
Emilio J. Virata Jr., ANCESTORS
David Kuroda, BORN IN A CONCENTRATION CAMP
Cory Shiozaki, CHRONICLES OF A SANSEI ROCKER
Cathy Uchida, CITIZEN SOLDIER
Fran Ito, EAT, SLEEP, POOP AND PASS GAS
Florante Peter Ibanez, FABULOUS ROCKY FELLERS
Stony Furutani, G-TOWN SOUL LEGENDARY FOOD FROM GARDENA
Tracy Quan Nichols, IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO LIVE YOUR DREAM
Bryan Takeda, LOVE WITHOUT WORDS
Bernice Ng, NEVER GO HUNGRY AGAIN!
Robert Shoji, JIM MATSUOKA WILL NOT BE RUSHED
Don Bannai, SEE YOU, DEN
Teresa Takaki Matsushima, SPECIAL CAMP
Patty Fong, STORIES TOLD, SECRETS KEPT
Mitchell Matsumura, THE CARRY ON STORY

CLASS OF 2023
Fran Ito, A PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE
Glen Tao, SNIP SNIP SNAP: IKEBANA SENSEI
Tracy Quan Nichols, THERE ARE NO STRAIGHT LINES IN LIFE
Hana Tong, A GLIMPSE OF ANTARCTICA
Stony Furutani, THE TALE OF UNCLE FRANK AND STORIES FOR ANOTHER DAY
Barbara Woo, CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK
Teresa Matsushima, MOCHI, STICKS US TOGETHER
George Wada, WHEN I’M 64
Don Bannai, THEY SERVED
Patty Fong, MORE THAN A ROAST CHICKEN
Emilio J. Virata Jr., PROFITS ENSLAVE THE WORLD
Robert M. Shoji, SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
Barbara Kagawa Shore, MISSING PIECES

CLASS OF 2022
Teresa Matsushima, 40 14 • TANGO IN TORRANCE
Jeff Chop, A SHADOW FOLLOWING THE LIGHT IN THE RIVER OF LITTLE TOKYO
Robert Shoji, THE FOURTH MARCH
Frances Ito, FUN ON 4 STRINGS
Emilio J. Virata, THE GARDEN
Steve Nagano, HERE IN MANZANAR
George Nagano, HONOR, RECOGNITION AND RESPECT
Patty Fong, JOE’S JOURNEY
Don Bannai, KUBOTA TO THE CHINESE POETS DETAINED ON ANGEL ISLAND
Bryan Takeda, SONG OF SIBERIA

CLASS OF 2021
Emilio J. Virata Jr., THE CONVERSATION
Teresa Matsushima, DO YOU LOVE ME?
Jeff Chop, EATING TAMALES WITH CHOPSTICKS
Emilio J. Virata Jr., EYE OF THE NEEDLE
Robert Shoji, FRAN
George Wada, I’M STILL HERE
Don Bannai, KAERU
Jeff Chop, LAURIE LEWIS, MANZANAR
Patty Fong, PAPER SON
Steve Nagano, PUTTING THEM WHERE THEY COULD DO NO HARM
Fran Ito, YEAR OF THE PLAGUE

CLASS OF 2020
Robert Shoji, A HERO’S HERO
Patty Fong, DEAR SALLY
Jeff Chop, FRANCIS WONG CHINATOWN REVOLUTIONARY: MAX ROACH, BEBOP & CHOW MEIN
George Wada, JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL
Don Bannai, KATANA
Steve Nagano, LITTLE TOKYO SPARKLE
Frances Ito, MOTHER DAUGHTER JOURNEY
Barbara Kagawa Shore, WE WILL NOT FORGET YOU

CLASS OF 2019
David Osako, A DAY BEFORE I DIE
George Wada, BUDDHAHEAD BREAKFAST CLUB
Kevin Shore, DRAGON BOAT
Robert Shoji, GONE
Steve Nagano, HOME IS LITTLE TOKYO
Mitchell Matsumura, JAPANESE AMERICAN LEGACY ON WHEELS
Carol Shubin, JUST FOR YOU
George Takaki, MY 102 YR OLD RESILIENT MOM
Barbara Kagawa Shore, THE LITTLE THINGS
Fran Ito and Steve Nagano, WALKING THE TALK

CLASS OF 2018
George Takaki, SAY YES TO YOUR HEART
Kevin Shore, ABANDONED FABRIC
Michi Tanioka, A CENTENARIAN PLUS SIX
Tracy Quan-Nichols, KINDNESS IS CONTAGEOUS GIVING IS AN ADDICTION
Cory Shiozaki, JEFF IMADA BREAKING BARRIERS BY DESIGN
Gerry Chow, RAY ROCKS HAIR, TAP, & HIP-HOP
Barbara Kagawa Shore, TAIKO REFLECTIONS
George Wada, THE TRAVELING RICE POT
Irene Paul, WITHIN THE OPEN DOORS OF A SHINTO CHURCH IN BOYLE HEIGHTS
Robert Shoji, THE FINALE CLUB
David Osako, DANCING THROUGH LITTLE TOKYO
Steve Nagano, THE ARTS DISTRICT WITHOUT ARTISTS
Mitchell Matsumura, HOLIDAY BOWL
Carol Shubin, NOTE TO SELF
Frances Ito, “ON MY HONOR…” BILL SHISHIMA VOLUNTEER EXTRAORDINAIRE

CLASS OF 2017
Eric Tandoc, A STEP FORWARD
George Wada, COMMON GROUND
Robert Shoji, IN PLAIN SIGHT
N.J. Nakamura, INSIDE NIHON BUYO
George Takaki, MOTTAINAI
Gerry Chow, MY CHINESE SOUTHERN ROOTS - BEFORE LYNWOOD
Gerry Chow, OUR TORRANCE FARM - LIFE BEFORE LYNWOOD
Frances Ito, RETURNING TO HEART MOUNTAIN
Tracy Quan-Nichols, STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES
Michi Tanioka, TIFFANY - THE ART OF COMING OUT
Steve Nagano, A MATTER OF TRUTH
Jeannie Wong, WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS

CLASS OF 2016
Frances Ito, 71°10’21'“N (LAND OF THE NORTH STAR)
N.J. Nakamura, COOK IT YOURSELF
David Osaka, FANTASY COME TRUE: PETER LAI’S JAPANESE VILLA
Robert Shoji, I AM AN AMERICAN
Michi Tanioka, IT AIN’T HEAVEN, BUT CLOSE ‘NUFF
Cathy Uchida, NOT JUST GARDENING…
Glen Kanemoto, A TIME OF WAR: WEST OF JAPAN, EAST OF IRAN
George Takaki, TORRANCE KENDO DOJO
Gerry Chow, THE WATTS RIOTS - DAYS OF RAGE, FEAR, AND SURVIVAL
Steve Nagano, WHAT IS LITTLE TOKYO?

CLASS OF 2015
Steve Nagano, 36-14-4
Gerry Chow, AN URBAN DAUGHTER’S STORY
Larry Furukawa, BREAKING HAPPINESS: A JAPANESE AMERICAN FAMILY’S STRUGGLE WITH A RARE DISEASE
Michi Tanioka, GIO: A MAN WONDERFULLY CREATED
Frances Ito, HELLO KITTY AND HER FANS
Jeff Man, JEANNIE WONG WANTS TO DO EVERYTHING
Chicky Otani, OUR NEW HOME!
David Osako, REMEMBERING RAFU MANDOLIN CLUB
Glen Kanemoto, SONG FOR 100
Michi Tanioka, A SUITCASE IN ONE HAND-A PAINTBOX IN THE OTHER
Jeannie Wong, U-SPACE
Cathy Uchida, WHAT WILL BECOME OF THE MONUMENT’S MEN OF LITTLE TOKYO?
George Takaki, WHERE IN THE WORLD IS MOUNT MANZO NAGANO

CLASS OF 2014
Chicky Otani, BINGO!
Jeannie Wong, LEARNING FROM RITO
Cathy Uchida, BO PEEP IN THE CITY
Gerry Chow, A TALE OF TWO CHOWS
David Osako, LIVING TIME CAPSULE: LITTLE TOKYO ARTS & GIFTS
George Takaki, MOCHI: IT’S NOT JUST RICE CAKES
Frances Ito, POPO CRUISING ANTARCTICA
Michi Tanioka, SOWING SEEDS OF LIFE…OF HOPE
Steve Nagano, 6 WEDDINGS AND A DRESS

CLASS OF 2013
Arlene Maala, A FAMILY HULA LEGACY
Chicky Otani and Jeannie Wong, THE FUTURE IS NOW!
Christy Ishimine, Frances Ito, Cathy Uchida, Jeannie Wong, HOME
Cathy Uchida, I•KE•BA•NA: LIFE IN FLOWERS
Jeannie Wong, LET’S CELEBRATE!
Gerry Chow, HOME
Christy Ishimine, OBON JIVERS, UNDER THE WIG
Frances Ito, POPO
Steve Nagano, SPEAKING OUT!
Christy Ishimine, Arlene Maala, David Osako, TEGAMI: THE LETTER

CLASS OF 2012
Beverly Shue, BEHIND CALENDAR SMILES
Dan Matsushita, CLASS ‘58
Gerry Chow, David Osako, Chicky Otani, FINDING TONY
Chicky Otani and Jeannie Wong, GOT A JOB!
Hideko Ibaraki, KATO SEWING MACHINE STORE
Steve Nagano, MORE THAN 1,000 WORDS
Arlene Maala, MY JOURNEY WITH AYAHUASCA
Christy Ishimine, OBON JIVERS, THIS ONE’S FOR YOU
Frances Ito, POPO’S GRANDSON
Gerry Chow, A TURBULENT TRANSITION
Jean Wong, UNPACKING

CLASS OF 2011
Michi Tanioka, A STORY OF HOPE
Beverly Woo Shue, FAMILY RESTAURANT EXPERIENCES
Arlene Maala, FOUNDING A FILIPINO CLUB
Hideko Ibaraki, HIDEKO’S ACCIDENT
Jean Tanaka, MUDSLIDE
Lora Nakamura, THE PEOPLE WE LOVE
Gerry Chow, PHOTOS FROM MY DAD’S EARLY YEARS
Frances Ito, POPO’S GARDEN
Jeannie Wong, SUMMER CAMP
Pat Naritomi, WHAT TO DO WITH MY KOTO
Chicky Otani, WHAT’S UP IN THE FUTURE!

CLASS OF 2010
Chicky Otani, 8535 MELROSE AVENUE
Sumiko Urquhart, A NEW HAPPINESS
Chima, CHIMA #2
Arlene Maala, FAMILY PIANO
Bill Kanzaki, HIROSHIMA ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES
Sandy Challe, THE JARANA
Pat Naritomi, THE KOTO
Michi Tanioka, THE LAST DANCE
Hideko Ibaraki, LITTLE TOKYO TOWER
Yoshi Miyake, MY FIRST CHANGE
Harold Kameya, MY CHILD IS GAY
Jeannie Wong, TO GET A DATE

CLASS OF 2009
Michi Tanioka, AND GOD LOVES GAYS, TOO!
Chima Machiko, CHIMA
Chicky Otani, FINDING A PIECE OF THE PUZZLE
Sadako Matsuura, I LOVE SUSHI
Patricia Honda, MARU NI TACHBANA
Jim Anzai, MY FIRST LA MARATHON
Brian Del Rosario, MY STEP UP TO THE STREET
Jeannie Wong, ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE IN MY LIFE
Genevieve Lew, THE UYEDA FAMILY: GROWING UP IN JAPANESE TOWN
Pat Naritomi, WHAT’S AROUND THE CORNER

CLASS OF 2008
Henry Mar, CONNECTING WITH AMATEUR RADIO
Brenda Higa, DUSK TILL DAWN
Jean Wong, FINDING LOVE
Chicky Otani, FINDING OUR PLACE
Sumiko Urquhart, MY MOTHER’S KIMONO
Paul Kawakami, MOVE TO LITTLE TOKYO
Brian Del Rosario, MY VIDEO
Michi Tanioka, THE RED TENT AND ME

CLASS OF 2007
Haruko Hosokawa, CITIZENS OF THE EARTH
Maria Ream, ENCARNACION
Jean Wong, HOMEMADE CANTONESE ZONGZI
Nancy Malhotra, LIFE AFTER RETIREMENT
Sumiko Urquhart, LOVE OVERCOMES CRISES
Michi Tanioka, MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE…FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE
Winston Goo, MY FATHER’S WISH
Henry Mar, MY TRIP HOME

CLASS OF 2006
Anna Nagai, AN AMERICAN STORY: “GO FOR BROKE”
Ngoc Nguyen, FAMILY TIME
Jean Wong, FINDING JEANIE
Mitsuko Nagell, MEMORIES OF TULE LAKE INTERNMENT CAMP
Chie Iseri, INTRODUCTION TO KOMAMOTO KENJIN-KAI
Robert Anderson, MY UNCLE’S LEGACY: A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME
Ben Nagase, MY VALENTINE
Abijah Martinez, SHIKZA!
Armen Frundzhyan, THIS IS MY LIFE

CLASS OF 2005
Carey Westbrook, BLUESMAN FIGHTING
Harvard Ito, HAPPY DANCING!
Miki Himeo, EVEN FLOWERS FADE AWAY
Chie Iseri, MY FAVORITE PLACE IN LITTLE TOKYO
Nikki Honda, THE ROLLING STONES & ME
Genevieve Lew, THE UYEDA FAMILY
June Aoki, A VISIT TO ARVIN, CALIFORNIA
Ben Nagase, BUNKADO