10th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest Awards Ceremony on May 20, 2023

Marvel at the amazing and creative ways that writers can imagine Little Tokyo and expand the fictional boundaries of the Japanese American experience. This was the 10th anniversary of the Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest and the first time the ceremony was held in person since 2019.
In this celebration emceed by Tamlyn Tomita, Kevin Awakuni (English, Youth), Yuko Kaifu (Japanese language), and Iris Yamashita (English, Adult) represented their respective judges panels to present remarks and introduce the winning stories-“The Last Days of The Dandy Lion” by DC Palter (Adult); “One Thousand Cranes” by Jocelyn Doan (Youth); and “Color” by Miho Hirayama (Japanese). The stories were showcased with dramatic readings (pre-recorded) by actor Mika Dyo (Youth) and Mayumi Saco (Japanese). Actor Greg Watanabe read the Adult category winning story live.
All of the winning stories and honorable mentions can be read on Discover Nikkei:
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*The Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest heightens awareness of Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo by challenging both new and experienced writers to write a story that captures the spirit and essence of Little Tokyo and the people in it. Each category winner was awarded a cash prize. The contest is presented by Little Tokyo Historical Society in partnership with JANM’s Discover Nikkei project. For more information, go to littletokyohs.org.
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