MEET LITTLE TOKYO: Dr. James Kurata & Dr. Jennifer Chin, Optometrists at Kurata Eyecare Center

Jim Kurata’s father only remembers one doctor in his Gardena neighborhood—Dr. Tashiro, who lived next door to Jim’s grandparents. Jim’s grandmother told his father, “We need more doctors. You need to become a doctor.” It follows that Jim’s father went to medical school and then joined the army. He was one of the first group of doctors to go into Nagasaki after it was bombed.

published on April 1, 2019