had seemed determined to capitalize on the perceived increase in business brought on by the recent Metro improvements in Little Tokyo.

I grew up exploring the exhibits of JANM.I made sure to sit in on my aunts panel When Dinosaurs Roamed of queer and trans Nikkei elders.

Saturday kicked off with an opening plenary of trans activists.I was honored to be part of such a large gathering of queer and trans Nikkei.my parents taught me I could love whoever I wanted.

More stories — and more tears — of hope were shared in the discussion Uplifting the Rainbow.and allies under the same roof of JANM.

Although my parents were clearly allies.

I had the opportunity to meet people who share similar intersecting identities with me.(GWEN MURANAKA/Rafu Shimpo)By GWEN MURANAKA.

The Shin Nisei have to know the history of the camps and about Japanese Americans during the war and how difficult (it was).Tritia Toyota and Yasuko Takezawa discuss the migration of Japanese women to the United States at a program at the West Los Angeles Buddhist Temple on March 3.

An important place of connection between the established Japanese American community and the new Shin Issei community can be found in JA history.Toyota shared some stories from the women she interviewed.