Before Emhoff and the Buddhist dignitaries lit a butter lamp in honor of Vesak.

Mia believed providing the means for creative pursuits would encourage APCTCs clients to be more open with expressing themselves and their feelings.and educating others on how to properly recycle.

she collaborated with the Little Tokyo Sparkle community.APCTC mainly seeks to provide mental health and wellness services to the AAPI community.At Nishi Girl Scouts 39th annual Court of Awards.

Mia also created a book of crafts for the clients to use if they werent sure what to make.Considering art therapy is an alternative therapy that holds less of the pressure that traditional therapy does.

She graduated from Alhambra High School on May 24 and will be attending Art Center College of Design for an illustration degree in the fall.

The community was concerned that its older leaders would retire.and the rock that held the family together.

Thats what my dad used to say of Uncle Richard — Dick Masaru Uyehara.He did all the driving and built a successful dental laboratory in Hollywood before upending the family and moving out to Aspen.

As a kid I never thought anything of the fact that Uncle Richard didnt have legs.where Richard went to Compton Junior College.