Kazuo Kojima with his children Sachi and Satoshi in truck. Courtesy of Kojima family photo album, from the Discover Nikkei article “Remembering the L.A. Retail Fish Association.”
“Fish Truck Family Reunion” will be presented at the Japanese American National Museum’s Democracy Center, 100 N. Central Ave. in Little Tokyo, on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
For over 40 years, Nikkei fish trucks delivered fresh seafood, rice, and other Japanese goods to homes across the Southland. They also provided a valuable community service by bringing a taste of home six days a week to Nikkei throughout the greater Los Angeles area.
This special event will feature testimonies from the families of half a dozen former fish truck operators, with rare photographs and home movies. Read more about fish truck history with Chelsea Shi-Chao Liu’s Discover Nikkei article, “Remembering the L.A. Retail Fish Association.”
Admission: $5 general, free for youth under 18 and JANM members.
Info/tickets: www.janm.org/events/2025-10-25/fish-truck-family-reunion
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