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Those We Lost in 2020
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2020 has been a year of extraordinary loss and suffering. As The Rafu
presents its annual listing of passings in the community, we offer our condolences to all those who have lost loved ones in this most difficult of years.
 
Following, in alphabetical order, are some of the notable individuals who passed away during the past year.
Sumako Azuma II
Sumako Azuma II (Janice Aiso Edesa), 61, on July 24. The North American representative to Azuma Ryū in Japan, she taught Japanese classical dance for 45 years, training 14 students to earn the natori degree and one to earn the shihan degree. ....

United States , New York , Little Tokyo , Japanese American National Museum , White House , District Of Columbia , China Alley , San Francisco , Community Center , San Bruno , Sherman Oaks , Sonoma State University , Pasadena City Hall , San Francisco State University , Los Angeles County , Pacific Asia Museum , Los Angeles , Stevenj Doi , Jerry Hiura , Glenn Roberts , Nancy Pelosi , Clem Albers , Irene Hirano Inouye , Eddie Moriguchi , Yuki Okinaga Hayakawa Llewellyn , Junko Ruth Ruthie Kitagawa ,