is professor of Asian American studies and urban planning and the Helen and Morgan Chu Chair and director of the Asian American Studies Center at UCLA.

Anyone with information about the statues whereabouts is asked to call the San Jose Police Departments non-emergency line at (408) 277-8900.Whether the statue was stolen as a prank or whether it was stolen to be melted down for the money.

Goodwill in reporting anything you might know is appreciated.Located in Guadalupe River Park.its ours and this was stolen from us.

San Jose-Okayama Sister Cities said on social media on Oct.also depicted in the sculpture.

near the Center for Performing Arts.

This art is not just the citys.the Asian Pacific Islander Rainbow Coalition is showing exactly that — standing united to say that transgender people deserve to be safe.

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).