Despite the forced exclusion of Japanese Americans during World War II, Little Tokyos reemerged in most of the major cities on the West Coast. Koharu Restaurant circa 1959 showcase strong communities in areas like Los Angeles’s Little Tokyo.
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The Asian American Studies Center acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (Los Angeles basin, So. Channel Islands) and pay our respects to the honuukvetam (ancestors), ‘ahiihirom (elders), and ‘eyoohiinkem (relatives/relations) past, present, and emerging.
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