For our final episode of the Little Tokyo series, of Season 1 and of 2019, we spoke with the immaculately metered ceramicist Shoshi Watanabe. Get ready to not be stressed about anything.
Read MoreDarin and Jesse have one thing in common - a deep,undying love of Back To The Future 2: The New Batch. From there, it’s all basketball, brand management and clothing manufacturing, all topics on which Darin is an expert and Jesse is not.
Read MoreWhile Kristen Fukushima keeps an eye on all corners of Little Tokyo, acting as a community organizer with the Little Tokyo Community Council, she refuses to cop to running these streets.
Read MoreWe’ve covered the history of Little Tokyo. We’ve spoken with those making tracks today in Little Tokyo. Now, it’s time to get the perspective of the community organizers, starting with Scott Oshima.
Read MoreAs the owner and operator of Cafe Dulce, James Choi is the perfect guest to talk about business building in Little Tokyo. Funny story - more interesting than the successes are the challenges faced along the way and the businesses that didn’t make it.
Read MoreWith one foot in the past, one in the present and one in the future, Kayoko has a lot of feet. In this episode, we learn about the journey that led her to creating The DTLA Book, a multi-volume collection of interviews, profiles and photographs of the people, places and business that make Downtown LA so vibrant.
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Read MoreKicking off our maxi-series on Little Tokyo is community organizer, journalist and all-around-terrific person, Mariko Lochridge.
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