Photograph by Brian Sato. Included in the exhibition and accompanying catalogue, Gokurōsama: Contemporary Photographs of the Nisei in Hawai‘i which opened at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i and is on display at the Japanese American National Museum from February 14 through May 24, 2009. For more information, visit janm.org/exhibits/gokurosama.

Caption: "Finding a Nisei surfer was harder than I thought it would be. I located Mr. Nekota thanks to China Uyemura who pointed out the Nisei while he was out surfing at Waikiki Beach. I approached Mr. Nekota—a former educator and politician—as he came out of the ocean and shot this classic pose." -- Brian Sato