The Little Tokyo Historical Society will honor the winners for the fifth annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest at a reception on Thursday, April 19, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Union Church of Los Angeles, 401 E. Third St. (at San Pedro Street) in Little Tokyo.
The contest included adult, youth and Japanese-language categories.
At the reception, performers Kurt Ikeda and Mike Hagiwara will present dramatic readings of the English-language winners’ work, while actress Akiko Katagiri will read the winning Japanese-language short story.
All winners will be awarded $500 and will have their short story published in **The Rafu Shimpo** and posted on the Discover Nikkei website.
“We have been so impressed with this year’s submissions,” said Bill Watanabe, head of the Imagine Little Tokyo committee. “One of the notable stories was written by a boy who is 11 years old.”
Serving as final judges were:
Adult English-language — Dan Kwong, Irene Simonian, Sharon Yamato;
Youth — Sarah Kuhn, Carrie Morita, Stan Yogi;
Japanese-language — Shige Higashi, Tomomi Kamemaru, Tatsuya Kawashima.
The winners are:
English-Language, Adult —?James Toma, “Life at the Budokan.” Honorable mention: Jeff Tanaka, “The Legend of Tsutomu and the Great Earthquake 2025.”
Youth — Madeline Parga, “Remembering.” Honorable mention: Austen Lock, “The Path to Forgiveness.”
Japanese-Language, Adult — Akira Tsurukame, “Kiju no Tenarai.” Honorable mention: Atsuko Miyake, “Kagawa Bunichi Story.”
The reception is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information on the Little Tokyo Historical Society, visit www.littletokyohs.org.
Poll: 72% of JAs Disapprove of Trump
How to start a zero waste lifestyle
Emma Gonzalez responds to Kanye West's 'my hero' tweet
Seattle moves to toss old marijuana convictions
JACL Applauds House Vote to Establish Pearl Harbor Memorial, Honouliuli Historic Site
J.K. Rowling has apologised again for killing someone you loved in 'Harry Potter'
11 aggressively average celebrity Instagram comments
George Bush Sr. and Jr. share touching tributes to Barbara Bush
Obon and Summer Festivals in Northern, Central California
Playful Shiba is a little too excited about new toy
Plaque Honoring Little Tokyo Advocate Damaged
Ashley Judd sues Harvey Weinstein for his alleged blacklisting
Kanye West suggests slavery was a 'choice' in heated TMZ segment
Sneaky guide dog leads owner to his favourite store whenever they're out shopping
Mineta Joins with Korematsu Center in Census Citizenship Case
Ryan Reynolds responds with the perfect fart joke after Blake Lively unfollowed him on Instagram
Navel stones to ingrown toenails: Can you handle YouTube's grossest videos?
A stuffed anteater just took down the winner of a wildlife photography competition
Activist Sahara to Speak at Faith UMC
Cat manages to knock over owner's laptop and self in 2 seconds flat
10 better things to do than subtweet a female writer on the internetAll the stuff in my fridge that lasted longer than Reince Priebus [Update: Also, Scaramucci]Man hilariously live tweets customer's fight to return butternut squash he thought was cheeseJ.K. Rowling only needed 3 tweets to turn the tables on these trollsTrump summoned Reince Priebus to the Oval Office to make him swat a flyTrump's Twitter rant appears to confirm secret CIA program in SyriaLmao, Twitter is going insane over the Scaramucci interview, and it's awesomeMcCain decries the secretive Senate process he approved with a voteEveryone's tweeting the dramatic moment John McCain killed Obamacare repealChrissy Teigen joins the ranks of those who have been blocked by Donald Trump on Twitter OBITUARY: Margaret A. ‘Peggy' York, First Female LAPD Deputy Chief, Wife of Judge Ito THROUGH THE FIRE: Personal Freedom in an Age of Disinformation Bringing the Best to Bento ON THE SHELF: Sen. Hirono Tells Her Story L.A. Times’ Kimi Yoshino Named Editor of Baltimore Banner The History Channel Announces New Documentary, ‘Hidden Heroes: The Nisei Soldiers of WWII’ Tak’s Hardware Announces Closure in December Resurrection of Monsters —?and Movie Theaters JABA Mourns Passing of Judge Fujisaki ‘We Hereby Refuse: JA Resistance to Wartime Incarceration’ to Hit Bookstores May 18
0.1491s , 10121.125 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【xnxx rokettube】Enter to watch online.Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest Winners to Be Honored,Global Perspective Monitoring
