She single-handedly contributes to the San Gabriel Valley JACL scholarship for high school students to fund an annual $1.

API RISE (Asian and Pacific Islander Reentry Inclusion Through Support Empowerment).first connected with API RISE five years ago during a concert organized in support of children and families separated at the southern border.

formerly incarcerated APIs are often met with severe cultural stigma and isolation from their communities.I hope API RISE knows that Little Tokyo is proud to have them here and grateful for their work towards inclusion and justice.can make the re-entry process a painful and difficult task.

visit their website at https://www.is very much a real and ongoing systemic issue.

-based organization has spent the past 10+ years championing and organizing API formerly incarcerated populations.

API RISE thanks Nikkei Progres-sives.singer/musician Michael Murata.

author/illustrator Sunny Seki.The 2024 Nisei Week Court was introduced.

Naka Memorial Bonsai Exhibition; Japanese calligraphy by Beikoku Shodo Kenkyukai; Japanese Community Pioneer Center sashiko demonstration.Participating nonprofit groups included Little Tokyo Service Center.