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Sushi King

By: Rumi Hara

Story Summary

By transforming seafood into a symbol of social acceptance, it's only fitting that Glen Gondo has been crowned the Sushi King. But such a grand title didn't come easily.

Read along to uncover just how H-E-B sushi came to fill the hearts, homes, and stomachs of Houstonians today!

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Composite postcard of the original Tokyo Gardens. Glen's family opened the first Japanese restaurant in the state of Texas back in 1962 and also the first Japanese restaurant in Houston, the original Tokyo gardens on Westheimer back in 1966. Today, his business is thriving in HEB sushi bars and catering.

People wait in line for their housing assignment at the Manzanar internment camp in the California desert in 1942. More than 110,000 people of Japanese ancestry were removed from their homes and placed in camps in several states during World War II.

About The Creators

Author

Rumi Hara

Japan

Rumi Hara is a cartoonist and illustrator who grew up in Japan and the U.S. She is the author of Nori (D+Q, 2020) and The Peanutbutter Sisters and Other American Stories (D+Q, 2022). Her favorite sushi toppings are ebi and hotate.

Rumi Hara is a cartoonist and illustrator who grew up in Japan and the U.S. She is the author of Nori (D+Q, 2020) and The Peanutbutter Sisters and Other American Stories (D+Q, 2022). Her favorite sushi toppings are ebi and hotate.

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