Morgan Mayuko Gee Venice Japanese Community Center Venice-West Los Angeles JACL.

Sakaye Aratani was born in 1919 to Eijiro and Katsu Inouye and grew up in Gardena.which organized fundraising events to support the association.

She met her husband George a few years before the war.The group sent the hosiery to the war widows.When she decided to transport many of these children to South America.

Her first involvement was with a group of women in Los Angeles.where they were guaranteed work on the coffee plantations.

They were shunned by society and discarded.

Aratani was the first Japanese American woman to be recognized by the Japanese government.first connected with API RISE five years ago during a concert organized in support of children and families separated at the southern border.

formerly incarcerated APIs are often met with severe cultural stigma and isolation from their communities.I hope API RISE knows that Little Tokyo is proud to have them here and grateful for their work towards inclusion and justice.

can make the re-entry process a painful and difficult task.visit their website at https://www.