by Sehba Sarwar In late January 2023, three weeks before the eightieth anniversary of US President Franklin Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066, 250 students from all five Pasadena Unified high schools boarded school buses – over a span of three days – to explore Little Tokyo and participate in guided tours…...
S. Mark Taper Foundation Awards PEF $75,000 [Media Release]
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S. Mark Taper Foundation Awards PEF $75,000 [Media Release]
