performers and attendees alike were able to articulate queer joy while simultaneously challenging traditional norms and expectations.

current Alhambra Mayor Adele Andrade-Stadler.Among the dignitaries welcoming Nakashige were Vice Consul General of Japan Naoshige Aoshima.

and the sister-city friendship has lasted for 17 years.a nobleman who became one of the most influential samurai in Japanese history.he has family ties to Kagoshima.

and current Alhambra mayor Adele Andrade-Stadler.the prefecture where Kirishima is located.

possibly in recognition of the 17-year friendship between the two cities … or could it represent something else?Photo by ELLEN ENDOLocal officials gathered to welcome Mayor Shinichi Nakashige of Kirishima.

Photo by ELLEN ENDOKirishima Mayor Shinichi Nakashige receives a gift from the City of Alhambra.I realized that amid political turmoil.

We have to work against him and everything he represents from a place of solidarity.we can fight for the two things especially imperiled under another four years of Trump: equal justice and the rule of law.

I vowed to leave the election behind me.it helped to commiserate with a number of Brits who felt almost as bad as us and for us.