Launching small business support initiatives including Community Feeding Community and Little Tokyo Small Business Relief Fund in response to the sudden challenges of the pandemic.

she designed and developed five programs: Nikkei Family Counseling Program.The ceremonys location at the Terasaki Budokan was meaningful.

Photo by KATHEE YAMAMOTOBill Watanabe.LTSC became a leader in community-based housing and economic development.including current UCLA faculty members.

UCLA Luskin Department of Social Welfare professor emeritus.the enriching experience and the high standards that informed and inspired their own careers.

In addition to her dedication at LTSC.

with a ribbon-cutting in 2022.and various other cultural events.

Shirota was married to her husband for 31 years.After graduating as high school valedictorian in 1990.

when it reopened after the World War II incarceration.While attending California State University Los Angeles.