No More Shikata Ga Nai T-shirt / Grey* size:Large a group of Nikkei enthusiasts

a group of Nikkei enthusiasts in Los Angeles established Nihon Token Hozon Kai

and a handy pocket hidden in the front seam

By embedding personal words and images within a framework of public narrative

Combining heartfelt stories with first-rate scholarship

An introduction details the history and meaning behind the designs

No More Shikata Ga Nai T-shirt / Grey* size:Large a group of Nikkei enthusiastsDuring the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans, the expression shikata ga nai (it cannot be helped) was meant as a sign of stoicism in the face of unimaginable adversity. But some Japanese Americans came to see passive acceptance as unacceptable. They included Frank Emi, who led the Fair Play Committee moving from protest to resistance when he counseled sixty three men to refuse to be drafted from the concentration camp at Heart Mountain until