Hi Listers, Here is another great column by Cecilia Rasmussen in today's LA Times. This one covers the development of the Little Tokyo neighborhood of downtown Los Angeles and the changing demographics of the area. The history of the Japanese in CA has been a frequent topic on the Lists. Here is the URL; it doesn't remain active for very long: <http://www.latimes.com/news/state/20010121/t000006180.html> Hope this helps, Nancy Howard in Studio City CA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/