and inclusion (DEI) initiatives amidst economic pressure and political backlash to silence the voices of Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) and other people of color.

Japanese American families were forced to board buses bound for concentration camps.She emphasized that Angelenos will remain united as a city of immigrants.

Essayli defended the raid as being within the scope of reasonable suspicion.ICE raids have increased in the city.consisting of community-based organizations and individuals including Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) staff.

respond to and support our communitys needs.Trump and his thugs are using fear and cruelty to make a political statement in retaliation to Gov.

The parallels are stark: entire communities were forcibly removed from the West Coast in 1942 and today our immigrant brothers and sisters face the terror of ICE and CBP raids across the country.

It is no coincidence that this show of force occurred at the same time and place as Gov.My grandfather was born in Los Angeles in 1920.

An ICE Off Terminal Island community vigil was held that evening at 6th Street and Harbor Boulevard in San Pedro.Henry Murakami talked about how he was a fisherman who was denied access to his boat.

liberty and the pursuit of happiness.we were appalled …Terminal Island was once a vibrant community from the 1800s until World War II.