as a first Filipino to serve on the City Council.

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.The anti-trans rhetoric and the hundreds of anti-trans bills introduced or enacted in recent years have endangered the well-being of all our community members.

I know first-hand the power of solidarity across communities.Okaeri (A Nikkei LGBTQ+ Community).Photo by Jimmy Sianipar / APAITFrom left: Marshall Wong.

who are forced to endure multiple layers of discrimination perpetuated by the Trump Administration …I am proud to stand with the API Rainbow Coalition and say: trans rights are human rights.and power of its people — a city of indigenous communities.

It is imperative that we meet this moment and support and protect our trans siblings fiercely and loudly.

Intervention and Treatment (APAIT).and recently joined the board of the Japanese Prefectural Association of Southern California.

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.