Japanese garden in front of Okano family home. Jimmy Mirikitani, then an employee of the Okano dry cleaning shop, designed and built the garden

Japanese garden in front of Okano family home. Jimmy Mirikitani, then an employee of the Okano dry cleaning shop, designed and built the garden

The affidavit states that both Philip and Alice Okano are American citizens. He also affirms that all three employees of his laundry and cleaning business are also American citizens. Two of the employees were Phil's siblings, Min and Niki Okano. One was not a relative, Tsutomu "Jimmy" Mirikitani, whose story was told in the "Cats of …

Japanese garden in front of Okano family home. Jimmy Mirikitani, then an employee of the Okano dry cleaning shop, designed and built the garden. Alice Okano is second from right.