former ABC School Board President Celia Spitzer.

JACL education programs managerKathleen Kim.Financial underwriters: Do Good International.

: First session panel11:15-11:45 a.member of Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations.Friends of the Chinese American Museum.

Founder of Faith and Community Empowerment (FACE.Local Asian Hate Crimes and Asian Communities Challenges from 9:30 a.

CEO of Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern CaliforniaDean Z.

immediate past president of Asian Pacific American Bar Association (APABA)Vinh T.A performance by Kodama Taiko was followed by a welcome address by 2025 PJCI Co-president June Chin and greetings by the current Miss Pasadena JCI Carina Sakimura.

Photos by MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS except where notedThe Pasadena Japanese Cultural Institute hosted its annual luncheon on March 2 in Pasadena.Hiroko Masuda and Chin bask in applause after a masterful koto performance.

Vice president Mark Sugiyama led a toast to the new year and the more than 120 guests in attendance enjoyed a deluxe chicken and salmon bentothe Lady Aztecs have been the class of the Almont League.