she has fully joined the life and leadership of Centenary.

and shared with the community and the world.Mineta; co-founder/chair of Asians and Pacific Islanders with Disabilities of California; co-founder of Asian Pacific Women’s Center (domestic violence shelter); advisory council member for Asian Americans Advancing Justice; volunteer for Go For Broke National Education Center (documentary shorts producer) and Japanese American National Museum (early campaign efforts to build its current home).

Shirota started several programs at the ESGVJCC including the San Gabriel Valley Nikkei Singles.she has been the president of the Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Council.celebrating the accomplishments of high school seniors.

She also established the ESGVJCC scholarship for graduate students in memory of her late husband Jon Shirota and continues to contribute to her graduate school alma mater.students and organizations is important so that this injustice does not happen again to any group of people.

for which she continues to serve as a board member.

the largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper in Japan.Customs Enforcement) and put into immigrant detention.

API RISE is dedicated to the empowerment of current and formerly incarcerated Asian and Pacific Islander individuals.We look forward to building on the ties weve built so far.

and community members attended.only to be picked up by ICE (Immigration.