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Higashi Honganji Assesses Damage, Security After Attack
GoFundMe campaign launched to boost security at temple.
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The graceful curved roof and ornate lanterns of Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple have long reflected the temple’s status as a sanctuary of peace and reflection within Little Tokyo.
Bishop Noriaki Ito noted that unlike Japan, the temple is constructed of concrete and that may have been a saving grace in the wake of a horrific act of vandalism last Thursday night.
An unidentified suspect scaled the fence, toppled two decorative metal lanterns and set fire to two wooden stands, melting the light fixtures on the pillars.
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Photographer Gary Miyatake Passes at 69
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Members of Cesar Chavez’s family were among those attending a dedication ceremony for Gary Miyatake’s portrait of Chavez, held at the Japanese American National Museumi in March 2015. From left: Christine Chavez of the Cesar Chavez Foundation; Margaret Salazar-Porzio from the Smithsonian Institution; Paul Chavez of the Cesar Chavez Foundation; Miyatake; and Rep. Maxine Waters. (MARIO GERSHOM REYES/Rafu Shimpo)
GARDENA Gary Toyo Miyatake, a third-generation photographer of the famed Miyatake family, passed away at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Torrance on Dec. 29 after suffering a stroke. He was 69.