with weekly tea ceremony sessions.

it also felt like an ambassadorship experience because they have their own different sort of cultures and communities.I think that it offers a really great glimpse into Japanese American history.

Los Angeles and Nagoya are sister cities.So the images that stick out to me are of the 1st court after World War II.None of us were fully Japanese.

so they are able to promote an issue in the Japanese American community that they are passionate about and to raise awareness.The 2023 Nisei Week president.

I live in Redondo Beach and am a PhD student at UCLA focusing on language and identity within the Japanese American Community.

all set to the uplifting tunes and steady drumbeat of traditional Japanese instrumentals.executive director of AAPI Equity Alliance.

We are all of the workers who are coming together to make the city and this world go round.and allies gathered in Long Beach on Sept.

We stand together because no community should be isolated in the fight for justice.as well as cultural performances.