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Fighting for the future of LA’s Little Tokyo

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Slideshow Icon1 of 2Los Angeles' Little Tokyo. (Courtesy of Go Little Tokyo/Little Tokyo Community Council)

Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo has been a gathering spot for Japanese Americans for 140 years. But now, it’s at risk of being lost.

Advocates are fighting to save the neighborhood as it gets added to the list of America’s most endangered historic places.

Here & Now’s Deepa Fernandes speaks with Kristin Fukushima, managing director of the Little Tokyo Community Council.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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