Awards Ceremony | 11th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
Marvel at the amazing ways writers expand the fictional boundaries of Little Tokyo and the Japanese American experience! In this celebration of the 11th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest on June 1, 2024, actors Ayumi Ito, Kurt Kanazawa, and Chloe Madriaga performed dramatic readings of the winning short stories in the Japanese Language, Adult, and Youth categories.
Writer, producer, and organizer Sean Miura emceed the ceremony, while representatives from the judges' panels presented remarks and introduced the winning stories—“New Otani Wedding” by DC and Satsuki Palter (Japanese); “Little Things” by Madeline Thach (Youth); and “When Next We Meet” by Brandon Tadashi Chung (Adult). 2024 marks the 140th anniversary of Little Tokyo, and this year’s event was a vibrant celebration of its history and culture by those who love it.
Each category winner receives a cash prize and their story will be published in The Rafu Shimpo, on Discover Nikkei, and on the Little Tokyo Historical Society website.
Read all of the winning stories: https://discovernikkei.org/en/journal...
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The Imagine Little Tokyo contest is presented by Little Tokyo Historical Society in partnership with JANM’s Discover Nikkei project.
ABOUT LITTLE TOKYO HISTORICAL SOCIETY (LTHS)
The LTHS strives to honor, preserve, and share the unique 135-year history and culture of Little Tokyo through: preserving and maintaining its status as an ethnic heritage neighborhood by researching, discovering, verifying, and documenting historical resources buildings, cultural sites, family histories and personal stories of Little Tokyo and its residents; and collaborating with people and organizations who want to be an active part of the continuing efforts in LT to promote justice, survival, and quality of life for residents, legacy businesses and institutions, and the JA community.
https://www.littletokyohs.org
ABOUT DISCOVER NIKKEI
Beyond just a website, Discover Nikkei is an international network that celebrates cultural diversity and explores both global and local identities. The project connects generations and communities by sharing stories and perspectives of the Nikkei, people of Japanese descent who have migrated and settled throughout the world.
For more information about upcoming and past Discover Nikkei programs: http://discovernikkei.org/en/events/d...
Support Discover Nikkei: https://discovernikkei.org/about/support
Discover Nikkei is a project of the Japanese American National Museum (https://janm.org), with major funding from The Nippon Foundation.
https://DiscoverNikkei.org
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