didnt yet consider himself to be a senior citizen (he was in his late 60s).

And mainstream newspaper staffs remained exclusively white and male.I had journalism professors tell me that I wouldnt be able to get a job out of college.

But he graduated with a bachelors degree in journalism from Fresno State University in 1956.I was very fortunate to do an ‘internship under Rev.he realized that he didnt have a background in fundraising.

I got a summer program and worked on some weekly newspapers.the Society for the Promotion of Buddhism.

so that we could help others even if their experiences were different.

Yamaoka had never planned on his amazing path — which nearly spanned 60 years — with the Buddhist Churches of America.He was an early champion of tiny home villages.

There is no reason the LAPD should have tanks or military-grade weapons.I secured funding for a public art piece at 2nd and Alameda and facilitated the process for the community to choose a local artist to install the art.

It is one of the most culturally and historically diverse in the city and I am committed to expand resources and funding to the Department of Cultural Affairs so that they may expand services to communities like Little Tokyo through equity analysis and practice.– Social and Community-Owned Housing: Its time to expand public housing in Los Angeles.