The third quarter of the year produced positive returns.

both returners and new faces alike.which is why an event like Okaeri Matsuri matters.

who drew on her backgrounds in Nihon buyo and minyo dance in her performance.the second iteration of an event launched in 2023 to center and celebrate the Nikkei LGBTQ+ community.and the small size of our planning committee makes things even harder.

Having a truly safe and affirming space to dance together in community and tell our stories is simply indescribable.TaikoProject encapsulated these feelings well.

Gia Gunn (Photo by Willa Cutolo)[By] performing at this years Okaeri Matsuri we hope that you might feel nostalgic of Nikkei events you remember while growing up.

despite obstacles and resistance.But Asian Americans did something different this time.

Youlook at US history with the 1875 Page Act and the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act.Even though Vietnamese have 44% limited English proficiency

with a significant increase of approximately 2 million voters since the last election (Pew Research.The volunteers knocked on more than 100.