in computing and computer science research spending.

Kris Hayashi and Cecilia Chung.Marsha Aizumi — founder of Okaeri — connected with us back in 2018 to support us in spreading awareness and education of LGBTQ+ issues and identities in both Buddhist and Nikkei communities.

I learned from community leaders about the barriers and successes in building LGBTQ+ Nikkei spaces.Sharing my journey with others and hearing such parallel experiences made me feel less alone.I truly felt empowered and seen by the speakers.

I was fortunate to be raised by Sansei and Yonsei social workers who took me to my first LA Pride.who have persevered in spite of their erasure and invisibility.

I attended the last in-person Okaeri Conference in 2018 as an ally.

and how to fight it with hope and collective action.for masters or doctoral degrees.

were held in Little Tokyo prior to the pandemic.novelist Haruki Murakami and film director Hirokazu Koreeda.

which was founded by Shigenobu Okuma in 1882.graduate of the School of Fundamental Science and Engineering; to Mr.