On Thursday there were Nikkei represented on the field as well

community activist and organizer from Pocahontas.There were many trailblazers before me and hopefully more after me.

Earlier this year a group of senior koto players called Team Kotomoto organized a slate of events for 2024 that commemorate Kuramotos life and career.She is proof that with talent and a lot of hard work.NEAChair Maria Rosario Jackson.

San Jose Taiko founders Roy and PJ Hirabayashi.and it was important that she receive this high honor given to artists who best represents their community through their art.

Junes music bridges different cultures.

sounds and traditions into one beautiful composition.The 123 crimes recorded in 2023 comprised the largest number ever recorded.

followed by crimes targeting Asian Indians (9%).and the highest number of hate crimes linked to white supremacist ideology.

Following three years of double-digit increases.Crimes in which anti-immigrant slurs were used increased 31% from 94 to 123 in 2023.