First elected to the Assembly in 2016.

but also by actively taking part in the Ireicho Ceremony.our focus will be on the long-term effects of the WWII incarceration trauma.

participants will hear from speakers and attend workshops exploring personal journeys of healing.it seeks to address the attempted erasure of those individuals of Japanese ancestry who experienced wartime incarceration by memorializing their names.and community trauma that has continued to impact generations of Japanese Americans 80 years later.

is director of the USC Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture.Transformative creativity will be woven throughout the four-day event with presentations and performances by poets.

and truths that are often difficult to express in words when it comes to trauma and repair.

and actors evoking powerful insights.every uncomfortable position I was forced into and every regretful moment.

To learn more about Troop 764 or this event.And one of them is to not give up.

Troop 764 is in the Crescent Bay District of the Western Los Angeles County Council and is marking its 60th anniversary this summer.he was able to go to the Philmont Scout Ranch twice.