The Greater Los Angeles JACL held “All That Jazz,” a scholarship and chapter fundraiser luncheon, on July 19 at Torrance Airport’s Zamperini Field.

The guest speaker was Kurt Ikeda, Go For Broke National Education Center’s director of programs and engagement. Live music was provided by Ruri Matthews, a gifted saxophonist.

The scholarship was established in 1992 as a memorial to chapter member Hana Uno Shepard, who passed away in 1987. She was active in the campaign to obtain redress and an apology for Japanese Americans who were incarcerated during World War II.

This year’s scholarship recipients:

Hina Usuda is a recent graduate of South High School in Torrance. She will be attending Claremont McKenna College this fall, planning to major in integrated sciences and economics. She is co

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