27 released a public letter signed by Asian Pacific American elected officials and organizations that begin:We … call for the full inclusion and celebration of trans and nonbinary people.

who has devoted many years of community service promoting chado (tea ceremony).hosted by the Japanese Womens Society of Southern California and the Downtown L.

which has provided critical nutrition and supportive services to seniors living in the Boyle Heights and Little Tokyo communities with Kuba as its chairperson since inception.This years honorees:Kimiko Fujita.she founded the nonprofit Yusuian Foundation to share chado with the greater community and support charitable organizations that aid victims of natural disasters.

general counsel and other high-ranking professional positions.was held May 4 at the Quiet Cannon in Montebello.

The honorees were presented with commendations from Congress and the State Legislature.

she created a tearoom named Yusian in Malibu.a schoolhouse built by volunteers in 1925.

Ryan Tomoaki Matsumoto (bass) and Katilyn Natsumi Suzuki (drums).Oliver Takeuchi led the gathering in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Featured among the afternoons entertainment was the Daijyokkei Band.which has kept the gakuen going to this day: Sumio Yasutake.