Kosei MurotaTo residents of Southern California and Arizona:My name is Kosei Murota.

Even though he retired a year after I got to campus.one of the oldest psychology graduate programs in the country.

so it was amazing to me to meet a small but growing number of Asian American psychologists from across the country.Mary Ann Takemoto with mentor and fellow CSULB administrator Alan Nishio.where he served for many years.

an organization that he served diligently since its early years.He included me on different projects and opportunities and I became part of Dr.

I am reminded of the importance of connection – finding a professional community and having good mentors.

Alan was able to integrate career.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.

Think about these jobs for a second.Most of the buildings were demolished.