Hollywood Fishbowl — Sunshine Pictures LLC

Little Tokyo: Shoshi Watanabe Creates Very Singular Art

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.

Little TokyoJJ KoesterJanuary 1, 2019Popup, pop-up shop, ceramic, clay, shakuhachi, meditation, startup, small business, LT, Little Tokyo, interview, oral history, podcast, podcasting, asian-american, LA, DTLA

Little Tokyo: Darin Maki Has Studied Divergent Timelines

Darin 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.

Little TokyoJJ KoesterDecember 25, 2018Popup, pop-up shop, clothing, fashion, designer, apparel, startup, small business, LT, Little Tokyo, interview, oral history, podcast, podcasting, asian-american, LA, DTLA, origami, Feria, cranes, paper cranes

Little Tokyo: Kristen Fukushima May Or May Not Run These Streets

While 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.

Little TokyoJJ KoesterDecember 21, 2018

Little Tokyo: Scott Oshima Is Looking For A Bookstore And Pizza

We’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.

Little TokyoJJ KoesterDecember 18, 2018Community organizer, community, small business, LT, Little Tokyo, interview, oral history, podcast, podcasting, JACCC, displacement, asian-american, LA, DTLA

Little Tokyo: James Choi Succeeded A Bit Later Than Planned

As 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.

Little TokyoJJ KoesterDecember 14, 2018Entrepreneur, business, small business, business owner, LT, Little Tokyo, interview, oral history, podcast, podcasting, cafe dulce, cafe, coffee, asian-american, LA, DTLA

Little Tokyo: Kayoko Suzuki-Lange Has All The Breathing Room She Needs

With 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.