At the Neighborhood Treasure Monument honoring Kiyoshi Kuromiya, with city council members. Pictured from left: Dr. Tamala Kelly, Sergio Jimenez, Mayor Pro Tem, Becky Shevlin, Mayor, Larry Spicer, and Edward Belden. By Oliver Beckwith
MHM Board Member
On May 2nd, 2026 the Monrovia Area Partnership unveiled their latest Neighborhood Treasure Monument, a program dedicated to celebrating historically significant Monrovians. The monument is
located at 934 Royal Oaks Drive in East Monrovia, across the street from where the honoree, Kiyoshi Kuromiya, was raised. It was a meaningful event with the entire city council, representatives of the historical community, and family members in attendance.
Of all the people who lived in Monrovia in the past 140 years only one person has been honored with a Google Doodle, and Kiyoshi Kuromiya (1943-2000) is that person. Kiyoshi was a Sansei, a third generation Japanese American, born at the Heart Mountain concentration camp in 1943. After the war his family returned to Monrovia.
At Monrovia High School, Kiyoshi, called 'Steve' by his classmates, excelled academically. He was Vice President of the History Club and received a scholarship to attend the University of Pennsylvania as an architecture major. Once there he became an activist; he joined the Anti-War Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), and the Congress On Racial Equality (CORE), a major group in the Civil Rights Movement.
MHM Board Member
On May 2nd, 2026 the Monrovia Area Partnership unveiled their latest Neighborhood Treasure Monument, a program dedicated to celebrating historically significant Monrovians. The monument is
located at 934 Royal Oaks Drive in East Monrovia, across the street from where the honoree, Kiyoshi Kuromiya, was raised. It was a meaningful event with the entire city council, representatives of the historical community, and family members in attendance.
Of all the people who lived in Monrovia in the past 140 years only one person has been honored with a Google Doodle, and Kiyoshi Kuromiya (1943-2000) is that person. Kiyoshi was a Sansei, a third generation Japanese American, born at the Heart Mountain concentration camp in 1943. After the war his family returned to Monrovia.
At Monrovia High School, Kiyoshi, called 'Steve' by his classmates, excelled academically. He was Vice President of the History Club and received a scholarship to attend the University of Pennsylvania as an architecture major. Once there he became an activist; he joined the Anti-War Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), and the Congress On Racial Equality (CORE), a major group in the Civil Rights Movement.
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